import QtQuick 2.0 Item { property bool test: false property var attributes: { 'color': 'red', 'width': 100 } property int bound: attributes.width Component.onCompleted: { if (bound != 100) return; attributes = { 'color': 'blue', 'width': 200 } // bound should now be 200 if (bound != 200) return; test = true; } }