How do you share size properies from one object to another?

Question

Hi guys,
I've currently coding my own shoot 'em up game where if enemy is killed,  enemy turns to a block. I want to set it up so the size properies will  pass over to the block (same object size - height and scale) but also  changing the collision properies so the player will be enable push the  block around the screen but I'm not sure how to implement such  functionality/feature. I've experimented with two ways so far;
1.) The enemy changes to a frame of a block when he dies (illusion of a  different object but the same object with a different frame on the  timeline) using the same size properies but I can't seem to the change  the collision properies from it's prior setting of causing damage and  re-bound/bounce to the player.
2.) The enemy is removed completely from the game and a new block object  is added in the same position where enemy died but I can't share/code  the same size properies to this new block object making obvious that is a  different object.
Here is a code I've what I've done so far (which is attempting to do first approach);
Code:
function onEnterFrame(event:Event):void
Collision.block(player, enemy);
function checkCollisionWithEnemies(bullet:MovieClip)
if (enemy.hitTestPoint(bullet.x, bullet.y,true))
     if (player.char_type == 1)
       enemy.meter.width -= 10;/// Damaging enemy
       enemy.gotoAndStop(2);
       removeChild(bullet);
       bullet = null;
        if (enemy.meter.width < 1)  //// Dead enemy
     enemy.stop();
     enemy.gotoAndStop(3); /// enemy goes to block frame
     enemy.enemy_char_type = 3; /// enemy becomes block
         if (enemy.enemy_char_type == 3)
         trace ("Hello");
         Collision.block(enemy, player); /// Trying to change collision settings
Any suggestions/help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Jonesy

Answer 1

Hi kglad again,
thanks for all your input and support so far, you're been very helpful. Using your code as reference, I either occur a 1046 error - "Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: DisplayObject" or the new code added doesn't seem to function at all.  I've been puzzling over this all day, seeking for a solution, I was wondering if you point me in the right direction but anyhow here below are my two attempts -
This 1st code attempt below leads to: a 1046 error - "Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: DisplayObject"
<code>
function checkCollisionWithEnemies(bullet:MovieClip)
             var block:Block = new Block();
             block.x = enemy.x;
               block.y = enemy.y;
         if (enemy.meter.width < 1)
                        enemy.stop();
                        swapProperies(enemy,block);
                        removeChild(enemy);
                        enemy = null;
                        addChild(block);
                       _tweenX.removeEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH, onMotionFinishX);
                       _tweenY.removeEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH, onMotionFinishY);   
function swapProperies(dobj1:DisplayObject, dobj2:DisplayObject):void
           var propertyA:Array=["x","y","width","height","rotation"]
            for(var i:int = 0; 1>propertyA.length;i++)
            dobj2[propertyA[i]] = obj1[propertyA[i]];
</code>
I imported a new class "import flash.display.Object;" to the package to confirm/declare the DisplayObject, but remains to display the same error message.
2nd attempt - This is where I thought I would directly apply the code to the enemy and block: MovieClips like other objects in the rest of the code, but this attempt leads this new code not to function at all but able to compile/play the game without any errors, I only changed the function swapProperies (the rest of the code is the same) -
<code>
function swapProperies(enemy:MovieClip, block:MovieClip):void
           var propertyA:Array=["x","y","width","height","rotation"]
            for(var i:int = 0; 1>propertyA.length;i++)
            enemy[propertyA[i]] = block[propertyA[i]];
</code>
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Jonesy