| Index: pkg/compiler/lib/src/parser/parser.dart
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| diff --git a/pkg/compiler/lib/src/parser/parser.dart b/pkg/compiler/lib/src/parser/parser.dart
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| index 68f96bc363c60187aa22cd6313edd5fb5918061f..6ed2657b74a53e158e607f8e2b38a95ab8db671c 100644
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| --- a/pkg/compiler/lib/src/parser/parser.dart
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| +++ b/pkg/compiler/lib/src/parser/parser.dart
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| @@ -2697,10 +2697,20 @@ class Parser {
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|  
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|    Token parseAssertStatement(Token token) {
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|      Token assertKeyword = token;
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| +    Token commaToken = null;
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|      token = expect('assert', token);
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| -    expect('(', token);
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| -    token = parseArguments(token);
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| -    listener.handleAssertStatement(assertKeyword, token);
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| +    token = expect('(', token);
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| +    bool old = mayParseFunctionExpressions;
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| +    mayParseFunctionExpressions = true;
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| +    token = parseExpression(token);
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| +    if (optional(',', token)) {
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| +      commaToken = token;
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| +      token = token.next;
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| +      token = parseExpression(token);
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| +    }
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| +    token = expect(')', token);
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| +    mayParseFunctionExpressions = old;
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| +    listener.handleAssertStatement(assertKeyword, commaToken, token);
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|      return expectSemicolon(token);
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|    }
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|  
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