--- /QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:57:45.434055489 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:57:45.434055489 +0200
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@
 
     protected byte[] doDecoding(byte[] bytes) throws DecoderException {
         if (bytes == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
+ 
+return null; 
+ 
         boolean hasUnderscores = false;
         for (int i = 0; i < bytes.length; i++) {
             if (bytes[i] == UNDERSCORE) {
