diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 2e5e308..c8c0109 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -177,63 +177,88 @@ exports.propCopy = function( props, dest, result_data )
         abstract_map[ method ] = i;
     }
 
-    // copy each of the properties to the destination object
-    for ( property in props )
+    function attempt_override( name, pre, func, data )
     {
-        // if the property already exists, then it's being overridden (we only
-        // care about methods - properties will simply have their values
-        // overwritten)
-        var pre    = dest[ property ],
-            prop   = props[ property ],
-            getter = ( ( getset ) ? props.__lookupGetter__( property ) : null ),
-            setter = ( ( getset ) ? props.__lookupSetter__( property ) : null );
-
-        // check for getter/setter overrides
-        if ( getter || setter )
+        if ( pre instanceof Function )
         {
-            if ( getter )
-            {
-                dest.__defineGetter__( property, getter );
-            }
-
-            if ( setter )
-            {
-                dest.__defineSetter__( property, setter );
-            }
-        }
-        // check for method overrides
-        else if ( ( pre !== undefined ) && ( pre instanceof Function ) )
-        {
-            var data = { abstractModified: false };
-
-            dest[ property ] = method_override(
+            return method_override(
                 pre,
-                prop,
-                property,
+                func,
+                name,
                 abstract_map,
                 abstract_methods,
                 data
             );
-
-            if ( data.abstractModified )
-            {
-                abstract_regen = true;
-            }
         }
-        // just copy over the property
         else
         {
-            // if we were given an abstract method, add it to our list of
-            // abstract methods
-            if ( ( prop instanceof Function ) && ( prop.abstractFlag === true ) )
-            {
-                abstract_methods.push( property );
-            }
-
-            dest[ property ] = prop;
+            // todo: attempted override of property with abstract method
+            return null;
         }
     }
 
+    // default functionality
+    var actions = {
+        property: function( name, value )
+        {
+            dest[ name ] = value;
+        },
+
+        getter: function( name, func )
+        {
+            dest.__defineGetter__( name, func );
+        },
+
+        setter: function( name, func )
+        {
+            dest.__defineSetter__( name, func );
+        },
+
+        abstractMethod: function( name, def )
+        {
+            var data = { abstractModified: false },
+                pre  = dest[ name ];
+
+            // check for override
+            if ( pre !== undefined )
+            {
+                dest[ name ] = attempt_override( name, pre, def, data );
+                if ( data.abstractModified )
+                {
+                    abstract_regen = true;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                abstract_methods.push( name );
+                dest[ name ] = def;
+            }
+        },
+
+        method: function( name, func )
+        {
+            var data = { abstractModified: false },
+                pre  = dest[ name ];
+
+            // check for override
+            if ( pre !== undefined )
+            {
+                dest[ name ] = attempt_override( name, pre, func, data );
+                if ( data.abstractModified )
+                {
+                    abstract_regen = true;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // simply copy over the method
+                dest[ name ] = func;
+            }
+        },
+    };
+
+    exports.propParse( props, actions );
+
     // should we regenerate the array of abstract methods? (this must be done
     // because the length of the array remains the same after deleting elements)
     if ( abstract_regen )