4 files changed, 6 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp b/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp
index 411466cd..37732a37 100644
--- a/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp
@@ -1602,27 +1602,10 @@ ASTPointer<ParameterList> Parser::createEmptyParameterList()
 	return nodeFactory.createNode<ParameterList>(vector<ASTPointer<VariableDeclaration>>());
 }
 
-string Parser::currentTokenName()
-{
-	Token::Value token = m_scanner->currentToken();
-	if (Token::isElementaryTypeName(token)) //for the sake of accuracy in reporting
-	{
-		ElementaryTypeNameToken elemTypeName = m_scanner->currentElementaryTypeNameToken();
-		return elemTypeName.toString();
-	}
-	else
-		return Token::name(token);
-}
-
 ASTPointer<ASTString> Parser::expectIdentifierToken()
 {
-	Token::Value id = m_scanner->currentToken();
-	if (id != Token::Identifier)
-		fatalParserError(
-			string("Expected identifier, got '") +
-			currentTokenName() +
-			string("'")
-		);
+	// do not advance on success
+	expectToken(Token::Identifier, false);
 	return getLiteralAndAdvance();
 }
 
diff --git a/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.h b/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.h
index 2679af9f..7f02d895 100644
--- a/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.h
+++ b/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.h
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ private:
 	/// @returns an expression parsed in look-ahead fashion from something like "a.b[8][2**70]".
 	ASTPointer<Expression> expressionFromIndexAccessStructure(IndexAccessedPath const& _pathAndIndices);
 
-	std::string currentTokenName();
 	ASTPointer<ASTString> expectIdentifierToken();
 	ASTPointer<ASTString> getLiteralAndAdvance();
 	///@}
diff --git a/libsolidity/parsing/ParserBase.cpp b/libsolidity/parsing/ParserBase.cpp
index 5b83c5bd..617a1779 100644
--- a/libsolidity/parsing/ParserBase.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/parsing/ParserBase.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Token::Value ParserBase::advance()
 	return m_scanner->next();
 }
 
-void ParserBase::expectToken(Token::Value _value)
+void ParserBase::expectToken(Token::Value _value, bool _advance)
 {
 	Token::Value tok = m_scanner->currentToken();
 	if (tok != _value)
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ void ParserBase::expectToken(Token::Value _value)
 				string("'")
 			);
 	}
-	m_scanner->next();
+	if (_advance)
+		m_scanner->next();
 }
 
 void ParserBase::increaseRecursionDepth()
diff --git a/libsolidity/parsing/ParserBase.h b/libsolidity/parsing/ParserBase.h
index fd0de0d1..b28e1b1b 100644
--- a/libsolidity/parsing/ParserBase.h
+++ b/libsolidity/parsing/ParserBase.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ protected:
 	///@{
 	///@name Helper functions
 	/// If current token value is not _value, throw exception otherwise advance token.
-	void expectToken(Token::Value _value);
+	void expectToken(Token::Value _value, bool _advance = true);
 	Token::Value currentToken() const;
 	Token::Value peekNextToken() const;
 	std::string currentLiteral() const;