diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9890719..5979fe0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,14 +24,17 @@ print(json.encode({ 1, 2, 'fred', {first='mars',second='venus',third='earth'} })
 json = require("json")
 testString = [[ { "one":1 , "two":2, "primes":[2,3,5,7] } ]]
 decoded = json.decode(testString)
-table.foreach(decoded, print)
+for key, item pairs(decoded) do
+    print(key, item)
+end
 print ("Primes are:")
-table.foreach(o.primes,print)
+for key, item ipairs(decoded.primes) do
+    print(key, item)
+end
 ```
 ```
 one		1
 two		2
-primes		table: 0032B928
 Primes are:
 1		2
 2		3
diff --git a/examples/example.lua b/examples/example.lua
index 36497da..b503fa9 100755
--- a/examples/example.lua
+++ b/examples/example.lua
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ print('JSON encoded test is: ' .. jsonTest)
 result = json.decode(jsonTest)
 
 print ("The decoded table result:")
-table.foreach(result,print)
+for key, item in pairs(result) do
+    print(key, item)
+end
 print ("The decoded table result.three")
-table.foreach(result.three, print)
+for i, item in ipairs(result.three) do
+    print(i, item)
+end
diff --git a/examples/tests.lua b/examples/tests.lua
index 999bec3..130aba3 100755
--- a/examples/tests.lua
+++ b/examples/tests.lua
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ function testJSON4Lua()
   -- Test json.null management
   t = { 1,2,json.null,4 }
   assert( json.encode(t)=="[1,2,null,4]" )
-  t = {x=json.null }
+  t = {x=null }
   r = json.encode(t)
   assert( json.encode(t) == '{"x":null}' )
   
diff --git a/json/json.lua b/json/json.lua
index 9ab4abd..c2d5ba0 100755
--- a/json/json.lua
+++ b/json/json.lua
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function json.decode(s, startPos)
     return decode_scanString(s,startPos)
   end
   if string.sub(s,startPos,startPos+1)=='/*' then
-    return decode(s, decode_scanComment(s,startPos))
+    return json.decode(s, decode_scanComment(s,startPos))
   end
   -- Otherwise, it must be a constant
   return decode_scanConstant(s,startPos)
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ end
 -- @param startPos The starting position for the scan.
 -- @return table, int The scanned array as a table, and the position of the next character to scan.
 function decode_scanArray(s,startPos)
+  local object = {}
   local array = {}	-- The return value
   local stringLen = string.len(s)
   assert(string.sub(s,startPos,startPos)=='[','decode_scanArray called but array does not start at position ' .. startPos .. ' in string:\n'..s )
@@ -414,4 +415,4 @@ function isEncodable(o)
   return (t=='string' or t=='boolean' or t=='number' or t=='nil' or t=='table') or (t=='function' and o==null) 
 end
 
-return json
\ No newline at end of file
+return json