@@ -196,22 +196,50 @@
 	{
 		/// Funcall ::= BaseExpression ["(" Expression%"," ")"]*
 
 		auto e = BaseExpression();
-		while( tryEat("(") )
-		{
-			auto pos = currentPosition();
-			AST[] args;
-			while( !tryEat(")") ) {
-				if( lex.empty )
-					throw genex!UnexpectedEOF(pos, "closing ')' for arguments not found");
-				args ~= E(0);
-				if( !tryEat(",") ) {
-					eat(")", "after function parameters");
-					break;
+		for(;;)
+			if( tryEat("(") )
+			{
+				auto pos = currentPosition();
+				AST[] args;
+				while( !tryEat(")") ) {
+					if( lex.empty )
+						throw genex!UnexpectedEOF(pos, "closing ')' for arguments not found");
+					args ~= E(0);
+					if( !tryEat(",") ) {
+						eat(")", "after function parameters");
+						break;
+					}
 				}
+				e = new FuncallExpression(e.pos, e, args);
+			}
+			else if( tryEat("{") )
+			{
+				e = parseTableSetAfterBrace(e);
 			}
-			e = new FuncallExpression(e.pos, e, args);
+			else
+				break;
+		return e;
+	}
+
+	AST parseTableSetAfterBrace(AST e)
+	{
+		if( tryEat("}") )
+			return e;
+		auto pos = currentPosition();
+		for(;;)
+		{
+			string key = eatId("for table key", AllowQuoted);
+			eat(":", "after table key");
+			AST val = E(0);
+			e = new FuncallExpression(pos, new VarExpression(pos,".="),
+					e, new StrLiteral(pos,key), val);
+			if( !tryEat(",") )
+			{
+				eat("}", "for the end of table literal");
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 		return e;
 	}
 
@@ -247,24 +275,9 @@
 		}
 		if( tryEat("{") )
 		{
 			AST e = new FuncallExpression(pos, new VarExpression(pos,"{}"));
-			if( tryEat("}") )
-				return e;
-			for(;;)
-			{
-				string key = eatId("for table key", AllowQuoted);
-				eat(":", "after table key");
-				AST val = E(0);
-				e = new FuncallExpression(pos, new VarExpression(pos,".="),
-						e, new StrLiteral(pos,key), val);
-				if( !tryEat(",") )
-				{
-					eat("}", "for the end of table literal");
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			return e;
+			return parseTableSetAfterBrace(e);
 		}
 		if( tryEat("if") )
 		{
 			eat("(", "after if");
@@ -468,5 +481,6 @@
 	assert_eq(parseString(`{foo:1,"bar":2}`),
 		call(var(".="), call(var(".="), call(var("{}")), strl("foo"), intl(1)), strl("bar"), intl(2)));
 	assert_eq(parseString(`{}.foo`), call(var("."),call(var("{}")),strl("foo")));
 	assert_eq(parseString(`{}.?foo`), call(var(".?"),call(var("{}")),strl("foo")));
+	assert_eq(parseString(`x{y:1}`), call(var(".="),var("x"),strl("y"),intl(1)));
 }