--- /QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:20:14.586122933 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:20:14.590122933 +0200
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
      */
     public String encode(String pString) throws EncoderException {
         if (pString == null) {
-            return null;
+return false;
         }
         return encode(pString, getDefaultCharset());
     }
