2 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libsolidity/analysis/SyntaxChecker.cpp b/libsolidity/analysis/SyntaxChecker.cpp
index e94ce9fe..593f2f69 100644
--- a/libsolidity/analysis/SyntaxChecker.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/analysis/SyntaxChecker.cpp
@@ -40,13 +40,26 @@ void SyntaxChecker::syntaxError(SourceLocation const& _location, std::string con
 	m_errors.push_back(err);
 }
 
+bool SyntaxChecker::visit(ModifierDefinition const&)
+{
+	m_placeholderFound = false;
+	return true;
+}
+
+void SyntaxChecker::endVisit(ModifierDefinition const& _modifier)
+{
+	if (!m_placeholderFound)
+		syntaxError(_modifier.body().location(), "Modifier body does not contain '_'.");
+	m_placeholderFound = false;
+}
+
 bool SyntaxChecker::visit(WhileStatement const&)
 {
 	m_inLoopDepth++;
 	return true;
 }
 
-void SyntaxChecker::endVisit(WhileStatement const&)
+void SyntaxChecker::endVisit(WhileStatement const&	)
 {
 	m_inLoopDepth--;
 }
@@ -78,3 +91,9 @@ bool SyntaxChecker::visit(Break const& _breakStatement)
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool SyntaxChecker::visit(const PlaceholderStatement&)
+{
+	m_placeholderFound = true;
+	return true;
+}
+
diff --git a/libsolidity/analysis/SyntaxChecker.h b/libsolidity/analysis/SyntaxChecker.h
index c836d49f..3198ffd0 100644
--- a/libsolidity/analysis/SyntaxChecker.h
+++ b/libsolidity/analysis/SyntaxChecker.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace solidity
 /**
  * The module that performs syntax analysis on the AST:
  *  - whether continue/break is in a for/while loop.
+ *  - whether a modifier contains at least one '_'
  */
 class SyntaxChecker: private ASTConstVisitor
 {
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ private:
 	/// Adds a new error to the list of errors.
 	void syntaxError(SourceLocation const& _location, std::string const& _description);
 
+	virtual bool visit(ModifierDefinition const& _modifier) override;
+	virtual void endVisit(ModifierDefinition const& _modifier) override;
+
 	virtual bool visit(WhileStatement const& _whileStatement) override;
 	virtual void endVisit(WhileStatement const& _whileStatement) override;
 	virtual bool visit(ForStatement const& _forStatement) override;
@@ -52,8 +56,13 @@ private:
 	virtual bool visit(Continue const& _continueStatement) override;
 	virtual bool visit(Break const& _breakStatement) override;
 
+	virtual bool visit(PlaceholderStatement const& _placeholderStatement) override;
+
 	ErrorList& m_errors;
 
+	/// Flag that indicates whether a function modifier actually contains '_'.
+	bool m_placeholderFound = false;
+
 	int m_inLoopDepth = 0;
 };