--- /BCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:58:00.494054928 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/BCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:58:00.494054928 +0200
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@
      */
     public String encode(final String value, final String charset) throws EncoderException {
         if (value == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
+ 
+return null; 
+ 
         try {
             return encodeText(value, charset);
         } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
