--- /BinaryCodec.java	2023-07-05 03:13:27.782025315 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/BinaryCodec.java	2023-07-05 03:13:27.782025315 +0200
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@
      */
     public byte[] toByteArray(String ascii) {
         if (ascii == null) {
-            return EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY;
-        }
+ 
+return org.apache.commons.codec.binary.BinaryCodec.EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY; 
+ 
         return fromAscii(ascii.toCharArray());
     }
 
