diff --git a/accessors.go b/accessors.go
index 72f1d1c..f1b4378 100644
--- a/accessors.go
+++ b/accessors.go
@@ -1,33 +1,21 @@
 package objx
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
 
-const (
-	// PathSeparator is the character used to separate the elements
-	// of the keypath.
-	//
-	// For example, `location.address.city`
-	PathSeparator string = "."
+// Regex to parse an array index access
+var parseIndexRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`\[([\d]+)\]`)
 
-	// arrayAccessRegexString is the regex used to extract the array number
-	// from the access path
-	arrayAccessRegexString = `^(.+)\[([0-9]+)\]$`
+type notFoundError struct{}
 
-	// mapAccessRegexString is the regex used to extract the map key
-	// from the access path
-	mapAccessRegexString = `^([^\[]*)\[([^\]]+)\](.*)$`
-)
-
-// arrayAccessRegex is the compiled arrayAccessRegexString
-var arrayAccessRegex = regexp.MustCompile(arrayAccessRegexString)
-
-// mapAccessRegex is the compiled mapAccessRegexString
-var mapAccessRegex = regexp.MustCompile(mapAccessRegexString)
+func (m *notFoundError) Error() string {
+	return "NotFound"
+}
 
 // Get gets the value using the specified selector and
 // returns it inside a new Obj object.
@@ -43,7 +31,7 @@ var mapAccessRegex = regexp.MustCompile(mapAccessRegexString)
 //
 //	o.Get("books[1].chapters[2].title")
 func (m Map) Get(selector string) *Value {
-	rawObj := access(m, selector, nil, false)
+	rawObj, _ := access(m, selector, nil, false)
 	return &Value{data: rawObj}
 }
 
@@ -58,140 +46,201 @@ func (m Map) Get(selector string) *Value {
 //
 //	o.Set("books[1].chapters[2].title","Time to Go")
 func (m Map) Set(selector string, value interface{}) Map {
-	access(m, selector, value, true)
+	var newObj reflect.Value
+	if value == nil {
+		newObj = reflect.ValueOf(&value).Elem()
+	} else {
+		newObj = reflect.ValueOf(value)
+	}
+	access(m, selector, &newObj, true)
 	return m
 }
 
-// getIndex returns the index, which is hold in s by two branches.
-// It also returns s without the index part, e.g. name[1] will return (1, name).
-// If no index is found, -1 is returned
-func getIndex(s string) (int, string) {
-	arrayMatches := arrayAccessRegex.FindStringSubmatch(s)
-	if len(arrayMatches) > 0 {
-		// Get the key into the map
-		selector := arrayMatches[1]
-		// Get the index into the array at the key
-		// We know this can't fail because arrayMatches[2] is an int for sure
-		index, _ := strconv.Atoi(arrayMatches[2])
-		return index, selector
+// Has gets whether there is something at the specified selector
+// or not.
+//
+// If m is nil, Has will always return false.
+func (m Map) Has(selector string) bool {
+	if m == nil {
+		return false
 	}
-	return -1, s
+	_, err := access(m, selector, nil, false)
+	return err == nil
 }
 
-// getKey returns the key which is held in s by two brackets.
-// It also returns the next selector.
-func getKey(s string) (string, string) {
-	selSegs := strings.SplitN(s, PathSeparator, 2)
-	thisSel := selSegs[0]
-	nextSel := ""
+// Deletes the value from the element
+// Note: Array elements can not be deleted, they will only be set null
+// Returns the old element or nil if it did not exist
+func (m Map) Delete(selector string) *Value {
+	val := reflect.ValueOf(nil)
+	res, _ := access(m, selector, &val, false)
+	return &Value{data: res}
+}
 
-	if len(selSegs) > 1 {
-		nextSel = selSegs[1]
-	}
+func parsePath(path string) ([]string, error) {
+	res := make([]string, 0, 8)
+	path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, ".")
 
-	mapMatches := mapAccessRegex.FindStringSubmatch(s)
-	if len(mapMatches) > 0 {
-		if _, err := strconv.Atoi(mapMatches[2]); err != nil {
-			thisSel = mapMatches[1]
-			nextSel = "[" + mapMatches[2] + "]" + mapMatches[3]
+	for {
+		pos := strings.IndexAny(path, ".[")
 
-			if thisSel == "" {
-				thisSel = mapMatches[2]
-				nextSel = mapMatches[3]
+		if pos == 0 && path[pos] == '[' {
+			pos = strings.IndexAny(path[1:], "[]")
+			if pos < 0 || path[pos+1] == '[' {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid path")
 			}
+			pos += 2
+		}
+		var elem string
+		if pos < 0 {
+			elem = path
+		} else {
+			elem = path[:pos]
+		}
 
-			if nextSel == "" {
-				selSegs = []string{"", ""}
-			} else if nextSel[0] == '.' {
-				nextSel = nextSel[1:]
+		if elem[0] == '[' {
+			if !parseIndexRegex.MatchString(elem) {
+				// its not an index so drop the backets for normal access
+				if len(elem) <= 2 {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid path")
+				}
+				elem = elem[1 : len(elem)-1]
 			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	return thisSel, nextSel
-}
+		res = append(res, elem)
 
-// access accesses the object using the selector and performs the
-// appropriate action.
-func access(current interface{}, selector string, value interface{}, isSet bool) interface{} {
-	thisSel, nextSel := getKey(selector)
-
-	indexes := []int{}
-	for strings.Contains(thisSel, "[") {
-		prevSel := thisSel
-		index := -1
-		index, thisSel = getIndex(thisSel)
-		indexes = append(indexes, index)
-		if prevSel == thisSel {
+		if pos < 0 || pos >= len(path) {
 			break
 		}
-	}
 
-	if curMap, ok := current.(Map); ok {
-		current = map[string]interface{}(curMap)
-	}
-	// get the object in question
-	switch current.(type) {
-	case map[string]interface{}:
-		curMSI := current.(map[string]interface{})
-		if nextSel == "" && isSet {
-			curMSI[thisSel] = value
-			return nil
+		if path[pos] == '.' {
+			pos++
 		}
+		path = path[pos:]
+	}
+	return res, nil
+}
 
-		_, ok := curMSI[thisSel].(map[string]interface{})
-		if !ok {
-			_, ok = curMSI[thisSel].(Map)
+func getArrayIndex(key string) int {
+	if key[0] == '[' {
+		idx, err := strconv.ParseUint(key[1:len(key)-1], 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			// should not happen, otherwise the path is invalid
+			panic(err)
 		}
+		return int(idx)
+	}
+	return -1
+}
 
-		if (curMSI[thisSel] == nil || !ok) && len(indexes) == 0 && isSet {
-			curMSI[thisSel] = map[string]interface{}{}
-		}
+func max(a, b int) int {
+	if a > b {
+		return a
+	}
+	return b
+}
 
-		current = curMSI[thisSel]
-	default:
-		current = nil
+func access(object interface{}, selector string, value *reflect.Value, createPath bool) (interface{}, error) {
+	path, err := parsePath(selector)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// do we need to access the item of an array?
-	if len(indexes) > 0 {
-		num := len(indexes)
-		for num > 0 {
-			num--
-			index := indexes[num]
-			indexes = indexes[:num]
-			if array, ok := interSlice(current); ok {
-				if index < len(array) {
-					current = array[index]
+	length := len(path)
+	lastIndex := length - 1
+
+	currentObj := reflect.ValueOf(object)
+	for index := 0; index < length && currentObj.IsValid(); index++ {
+		key := path[index]
+		arrayIndex := getArrayIndex(key)
+		var nextObj reflect.Value
+		// fmt.Printf("current: %s %v\n", key, currentObj.Kind())
+		if arrayIndex >= 0 {
+			if currentObj.Kind() != reflect.Slice || currentObj.Len() <= arrayIndex {
+				if createPath {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("set with invalid type. Expected currentObj to be a Slice(Len > %d) but got %v(Len %d)", arrayIndex, currentObj.Kind(), currentObj.Len())
+				}
+				return nil, &notFoundError{}
+			}
+			nextObj = currentObj.Index(arrayIndex)
+		} else {
+			if currentObj.Kind() != reflect.Map {
+				if createPath {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("set with invalid type. Expected currentObj to be a Map but got %v", currentObj.Kind())
+				}
+				return nil, &notFoundError{}
+			}
+			nextObj = currentObj.MapIndex(reflect.ValueOf(key))
+			if !createPath && !nextObj.IsValid() {
+				return nil, &notFoundError{}
+			}
+		}
+		if nextObj.Kind() == reflect.Interface {
+			nextObj = nextObj.Elem()
+		}
+		// fmt.Printf("key: %s %v\n", key, nextObj.Kind())
+
+		newObj := nextObj
+		if index == lastIndex && value != nil {
+			// we are in the last path, assign the value
+			newObj = *value
+		} else {
+			if createPath {
+				nextArrayIndex := getArrayIndex(path[index+1])
+				if nextArrayIndex >= 0 {
+					// next element will be an array
+					if !nextObj.IsValid() || nextObj.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
+						// fmt.Printf("new slice for %s\n", key)
+						newObj = reflect.ValueOf(make([]interface{}, nextArrayIndex+1, max(nextArrayIndex+1, 8)))
+					} else if nextObj.Len() <= nextArrayIndex {
+						// fmt.Printf("nextObj %s len %d cap %d\n", key, nextObj.Len(), nextObj.Cap())
+						newObj = reflect.AppendSlice(nextObj, reflect.ValueOf(make([]interface{}, nextArrayIndex-nextObj.Len()+1)))
+					}
 				} else {
-					current = nil
-					break
+					// next element will be an normal object
+					if !nextObj.IsValid() || nextObj.Kind() != reflect.Map {
+						// fmt.Printf("new map for %s\n", key)
+						newObj = reflect.ValueOf(map[string]interface{}{})
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	if nextSel != "" {
-		current = access(current, nextSel, value, isSet)
-	}
-	return current
-}
+		if newObj != nextObj || (value != nil && index == lastIndex) {
+			// fmt.Printf("assign key %s to %v\n", key, newObj)
+			if arrayIndex >= 0 {
+				if newObj.IsValid() {
+					currentObj.Index(arrayIndex).Set(newObj)
+				} else {
+					// delete op
+					// TODO: implement array shrinking if its the last element
+					//if currentObj.Len() == arrayIndex+1 {
+					// val := currentObj.Slice(0, arrayIndex)
+					// currentObj.Set(val)
+					var val interface{}
+					currentObj.Index(arrayIndex).Set(reflect.ValueOf(&val).Elem())
+					currentObj = nextObj
+					break
+				}
+				nextObj = newObj
+			} else {
+				currentObj.SetMapIndex(reflect.ValueOf(key), newObj)
+				if !newObj.IsValid() {
+					// delete op
+					currentObj = nextObj
+					break
+				}
+				nextObj = newObj
+			}
 
-func interSlice(slice interface{}) ([]interface{}, bool) {
-	if array, ok := slice.([]interface{}); ok {
-		return array, ok
-	}
+		}
 
-	s := reflect.ValueOf(slice)
-	if s.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
-		return nil, false
+		currentObj = nextObj
 	}
-
-	ret := make([]interface{}, s.Len())
-
-	for i := 0; i < s.Len(); i++ {
-		ret[i] = s.Index(i).Interface()
+	if !currentObj.IsValid() {
+		// JSON NULL
+		return nil, nil
 	}
-
-	return ret, true
+	return currentObj.Interface(), nil
 }
diff --git a/accessors_test.go b/accessors_test.go
index 6eaab60..1ab1034 100644
--- a/accessors_test.go
+++ b/accessors_test.go
@@ -257,3 +257,175 @@ func TestAccessorsNested(t *testing.T) {
 	value = d.Get("values[1][2].names[0]").String()
 	assert.Equal(t, "Captain", value)
 }
+
+func TestGenericDeepSetNested(t *testing.T) {
+	m := objx.Map{}
+
+	m.Set("other[0].x", "e0")
+	m.Set("other[1].x", "e1")
+
+	json, err := m.JSON()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, `{"other":[{"x":"e0"},{"x":"e1"}]}`, json)
+}
+func TestGenericDeepSetMixed(t *testing.T) {
+	m := objx.Map{}
+
+	m.Set("other[0].x", "e0")
+	m.Set("other[1]", "e1")
+
+	json, err := m.JSON()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, `{"other":[{"x":"e0"},"e1"]}`, json)
+}
+func TestGenericDeepSetOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	m := objx.Map{}
+
+	m.Set("other[0].x", "e0")
+	m.Set("other[1].x", "e1")
+	m.Set("other", "str")
+
+	json, err := m.JSON()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, `{"other":"str"}`, json)
+}
+func TestGenericDeepSetArraySkip(t *testing.T) {
+	m := objx.Map{}
+
+	m.Set("other[1]", "e1")
+	m.Set("other[3]", "e3")
+
+	json, err := m.JSON()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, `{"other":[null,"e1",null,"e3"]}`, json)
+}
+func TestGenericDeepSetArrayAlloc(t *testing.T) {
+	m := objx.Map{}
+
+	m.Set("other[10]", "e10")
+	m.Set("other[1]", "e1")
+
+	json, err := m.JSON()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, `{"other":[null,"e1",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"e10"]}`, json)
+}
+
+func TestGenericDeepGetNested(t *testing.T) {
+	m := objx.Map{}
+
+	m.Set("other[0].x", "e0")
+	m.Set("other[1].x", "e1")
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "e0", m.Get("other[0].x").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, "e1", m.Get("other[1].x").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, m.Get("other[2].x").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, m.Get("nope").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, m.Get("other[0].nope").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, m.Get("other[-1].nope").Data())
+
+	json, err := m.JSON()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, `{"other":[{"x":"e0"},{"x":"e1"}]}`, json)
+}
+
+func TestGenericDeepGetSkip(t *testing.T) {
+	m := objx.Map{}
+
+	m.Set("other[1].x", "e1")
+
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, m.Get("other[0]").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, m.Get("other[0].x").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, "e1", m.Get("other[1].x").Data())
+
+	json, err := m.JSON()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, `{"other":[null,{"x":"e1"}]}`, json)
+}
+
+func TestGenericDeepPrimitives(t *testing.T) {
+	m := objx.Map{}
+
+	m.Set("str", "str")
+	m.Set("int", 1)
+	m.Set("float", 1.1)
+	m.Set("boolean", true)
+	m.Set("obj", map[string]interface{}{})
+	m.Set("arr", []interface{}{})
+	m.Set("null", nil)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "str", m.Get("str").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, m.Get("int").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, 1.1, m.Get("float").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, true, m.Get("boolean").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, map[string]interface{}{}, m.Get("obj").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, []interface{}{}, m.Get("arr").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, m.Get("null").Data())
+
+	json, err := m.JSON()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, `{"arr":[],"boolean":true,"float":1.1,"int":1,"null":null,"obj":{},"str":"str"}`, json)
+}
+
+func TestGenericDeepNull(t *testing.T) {
+	m := objx.MustFromJSON(`{"nope":null}`)
+
+	m.Set("null", nil)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, true, m.Has("nope"))
+	assert.Equal(t, true, m.Has("null"))
+	assert.Equal(t, false, m.Has("no-exist"))
+
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, m.Get("nope").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, m.Get("null").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, m.Get("no-exist").Data())
+
+	json, err := m.JSON()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, `{"nope":null,"null":null}`, json)
+}
+
+func TestGenericDeepDeleteNested(t *testing.T) {
+	m := objx.Map{}
+
+	m.Set("other[0].x", "e0")
+	m.Set("other[1].x", "e1")
+	m.Set("other[2].x", "e2")
+
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, m.Delete("a.b").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, "e0", m.Delete("other[0].x").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, map[string]interface{}{"x": "e1"}, m.Delete("other[1]").Data())
+
+	json, err := m.JSON()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, `{"other":[{},null,{"x":"e2"}]}`, json)
+}
+
+func TestGenericDeepDeleteArrayShrink(t *testing.T) {
+	m := objx.Map{}
+
+	m.Set("other[0].x", "e0")
+	m.Set("other[1].x", "e1")
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "e0", m.Delete("other[0].x").Data())
+	assert.Equal(t, map[string]interface{}{"x": "e1"}, m.Delete("other[1]").Data())
+
+	json, err := m.JSON()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, `{"other":[{},null]}`, json)
+}
+
+func TestGenericDeepDeleteAll(t *testing.T) {
+	m := objx.Map{}
+
+	m.Set("other[0].x", "e0")
+	m.Set("other[1].x", "e1")
+
+	assert.Equal(t, []interface{}{
+		map[string]interface{}{"x": "e0"},
+		map[string]interface{}{"x": "e1"},
+	}, m.Delete("other").Data())
+
+	json, err := m.JSON()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, `{}`, json)
+}
diff --git a/tests.go b/tests.go
index d9e0b47..dc453f4 100644
--- a/tests.go
+++ b/tests.go
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 package objx
 
-// Has gets whether there is something at the specified selector
-// or not.
-//
-// If m is nil, Has will always return false.
-func (m Map) Has(selector string) bool {
-	if m == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	return !m.Get(selector).IsNil()
-}
-
 // IsNil gets whether the data is nil or not.
 func (v *Value) IsNil() bool {
 	return v == nil || v.data == nil