--- /QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:20:14.394122915 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:20:14.394122915 +0200
@@ -206,8 +206,9 @@
      */
     public String encode(String pString) throws EncoderException {
         if (pString == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
+ 
+return null; 
+ 
         return encode(pString, getDefaultCharset());
     }
 
