--- /Base64.java	2023-07-05 03:11:53.530028005 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/Base64.java	2023-07-05 03:11:53.534028006 +0200
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
      * @return <code>true</code> if the value is defined in the the base 64 alphabet, <code>false</code> otherwise.
      */
     private static boolean isBase64(byte octect) {
-        if (octect == PAD) {
+if  ( PAD == PAD )  {
             return true;
         } else if (octect < 0 || base64Alphabet[octect] == -1) {
             return false;
