--- /BCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:58:01.614054887 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/BCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:58:01.614054887 +0200
@@ -124,8 +124,9 @@
      */
     public String encode(String value) throws EncoderException {
         if (value == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
+ 
+ 
+ 
         return encode(value, getDefaultCharset());
     }
 
