2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/chapter05/src/main/java/com/seaofnodes/simple/Parser.java b/chapter05/src/main/java/com/seaofnodes/simple/Parser.java
index a66ee278..63dd7067 100644
--- a/chapter05/src/main/java/com/seaofnodes/simple/Parser.java
+++ b/chapter05/src/main/java/com/seaofnodes/simple/Parser.java
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ public class Parser {
         if( matchx("true" ) ) return new ConstantNode(TypeInteger.constant(1)).peephole();
         if( matchx("false") ) return new ConstantNode(TypeInteger.constant(0)).peephole();
         String name = _lexer.matchId();
-        if( name == null) return null;
+        if( name == null) throw errorSyntax("an identifier or expression");
         Node n = _scope.lookup(name);
         if( n!=null ) return n;
         throw error("Undefined name '" + name + "'");
diff --git a/chapter05/src/test/java/com/seaofnodes/simple/Chapter05Test.java b/chapter05/src/test/java/com/seaofnodes/simple/Chapter05Test.java
index 2ad7e59a..bb95dc18 100644
--- a/chapter05/src/test/java/com/seaofnodes/simple/Chapter05Test.java
+++ b/chapter05/src/test/java/com/seaofnodes/simple/Chapter05Test.java
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ return c;
     }
     
     @Test
+    public void testChapter5BadNum() {
+        try { 
+            new Parser("return 1-;").parse();
+            fail();
+        } catch( RuntimeException e ) {
+            assertEquals("Syntax error, expected an identifier or expression: ;",e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+      
+    @Test
     public void testChapter5Keyword1() {
         try { 
             new Parser("int true=0; return true;").parse();