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Invalid UpdateExpression's arguments #2115

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Invalid UpdateExpression's arguments

Esprima' UpdateExpression's argument is one of: ObjectExpression, ArrayExpression, MemberExpression, Identifier.

Consider behaviour of V8:
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Should be:
Argument of UpdateExpression is one of: Identifier, MemberExpression

Steps to reproduce

esprima.parse('--[]') // or --{}, []--, (++[]), etc.

Expected output

Expected "Invalid left-hand side expression in prefix operation"

Actual output

{
  "type": "UpdateExpression",
  "operator": "--",
  "argument": {
    "type": "ArrayExpression",
    "elements": []
  },
  "prefix": true
}

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