--- /URLCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:21:57.230131488 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/URLCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:21:57.230131488 +0200
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
      */
     public String decode(String pString) throws DecoderException {
         if (pString == null) {
-            return null;
+return false;
         }
         try {
             return decode(pString, getDefaultCharset());
