diff --git a/src/addon/java/lua/addon/luacompat/StrLib.java b/src/addon/java/lua/addon/luacompat/StrLib.java
index fc69f2c6..07e1afd5 100644
--- a/src/addon/java/lua/addon/luacompat/StrLib.java
+++ b/src/addon/java/lua/addon/luacompat/StrLib.java
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ public class StrLib {
 	 * except as arguments to the q option. 
 	 */
 	static void format( VM vm ) {		
+		vm.setResult( new LString("") );
 	}
 
 	/** 
@@ -141,7 +142,10 @@ public class StrLib {
 	 * For this function, a '^' at the start of a pattern does not work as an anchor, 
 	 * as this would prevent the iteration.
 	 */
-	static void gmatch( VM vm ) {		
+	static void gmatch( VM vm ) {
+		LString s = vm.getArgAsLuaString(0);
+		LString pattern = vm.getArgAsLuaString(1);
+		vm.setResult();
 	}
 
 	/** 
diff --git a/src/main/java/lua/value/LString.java b/src/main/java/lua/value/LString.java
index b65020ee..e624a353 100644
--- a/src/main/java/lua/value/LString.java
+++ b/src/main/java/lua/value/LString.java
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ public class LString extends LValue {
 
 	public static final LString TYPE_NAME = new LString("string");
 	
-	final byte[] m_bytes;
-	final int m_offset;
-	final int m_length;
-	final int m_hash;
+	public final byte[] m_bytes;
+	public final int m_offset;
+	public final int m_length;
+	public final int m_hash;
 	
 	private static LTable s_stringMT;
 	
@@ -388,4 +388,5 @@ public class LString extends LValue {
 	public int luaByte(int index) {
 		return m_bytes[m_offset + index] & 0x0FF;
 	}
+
 }