--- /BCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:58:07.654054663 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/BCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:58:07.658054663 +0200
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
         if (value == null) {
             return null;
         } else if (value instanceof String) {
-            return decode((String) value);
+return encode (  ( String )  value ) ;
         } else {
             throw new DecoderException("Objects of type " +
                   value.getClass().getName() +
