--- /DoubleMetaphone.java	2023-07-05 03:08:54.782033108 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/DoubleMetaphone.java	2023-07-05 03:08:54.786033107 +0200
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
      */
     public Object encode(Object obj) throws EncoderException {
         if (!(obj instanceof String)) {
-            throw new EncoderException("DoubleMetaphone encode parameter is not of type String"); 
+return ;
         } 
         return doubleMetaphone((String) obj);
     }
