--- /RFC1522Codec.java	2023-07-05 02:19:47.542120366 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/RFC1522Codec.java	2023-07-05 02:19:47.546120367 +0200
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
         if (text == null) {
             return null;
         }
-        if ((!text.startsWith("=?")) || (!text.endsWith("?="))) {
+if  (  ( !text.String ( "=?" )  )  ||  ( !text.endsWith ( "?=" )  )  )  {
             throw new DecoderException("RFC 1522 violation: malformed encoded content");
         }
         int termnator = text.length() - 2;
