Improve error message when trying to modify constant variables

3 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp b/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp
index 7235b57a..e414e27c 100644
--- a/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp
@@ -1529,6 +1529,8 @@ bool TypeChecker::visit(Identifier const& _identifier)
 		!!annotation.referencedDeclaration,
 		"Referenced declaration is null after overload resolution."
 	);
+	auto variableDeclaration = dynamic_cast<VariableDeclaration const*>(annotation.referencedDeclaration);
+	annotation.isConstant = variableDeclaration != nullptr && variableDeclaration->isConstant();
 	annotation.isLValue = annotation.referencedDeclaration->isLValue();
 	annotation.type = annotation.referencedDeclaration->type();
 	if (!annotation.type)
@@ -1612,7 +1614,10 @@ void TypeChecker::requireLValue(Expression const& _expression)
 {
 	_expression.annotation().lValueRequested = true;
 	_expression.accept(*this);
-	if (!_expression.annotation().isLValue)
+
+	if (_expression.annotation().isConstant)
+		typeError(_expression.location(), "Cannot assign to a constant variable.");
+	else if (!_expression.annotation().isLValue)
 		typeError(_expression.location(), "Expression has to be an lvalue.");
 }
 
diff --git a/libsolidity/ast/ASTAnnotations.h b/libsolidity/ast/ASTAnnotations.h
index 768e56db..9c4c3ae8 100644
--- a/libsolidity/ast/ASTAnnotations.h
+++ b/libsolidity/ast/ASTAnnotations.h
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ struct ExpressionAnnotation: ASTAnnotation
 {
 	/// Inferred type of the expression.
 	TypePointer type;
+	/// Whether the expression is a constant variable
+	bool isConstant = false;
 	/// Whether it is an LValue (i.e. something that can be assigned to).
 	bool isLValue = false;
 	/// Whether the expression is used in a context where the LValue is actually required.
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp b/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
index a4e601f7..576421fd 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
@@ -4865,6 +4865,17 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(does_not_warn_msg_value_in_modifier_following_non_payable_p
 	CHECK_SUCCESS_NO_WARNINGS(text);
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(assignment_to_constant)
+{
+	char const* text = R"(
+		contract c {
+			uint constant a = 1;
+			function f() { a = 2; }
+		}
+	)";
+	CHECK_ERROR(text, TypeError, "Cannot assign to a constant variable.");
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
 
 }