--- /BinaryCodec.java	2023-07-05 03:13:47.714024746 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/BinaryCodec.java	2023-07-05 03:13:47.718024746 +0200
@@ -251,8 +251,9 @@
      */
     public static char[] toAsciiChars(byte[] raw) {
         if (raw == null || raw.length == 0) {
-            return EMPTY_CHAR_ARRAY;
-        }
+ 
+return org.apache.commons.codec.binary.BinaryCodec.EMPTY_CHAR_ARRAY; 
+ 
         // get 8 times the bytes with 3 bit shifts to the left of the length
         char[] l_ascii = new char[raw.length << 3];
         /*
