--- /URLCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:22:03.878131982 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/URLCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:22:03.882131982 +0200
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
      */
     public Object encode(Object pObject) throws EncoderException {
         if (pObject == null) {
-            return null;
+return false;
         } else if (pObject instanceof byte[]) {
             return encode((byte[])pObject);
         } else if (pObject instanceof String) {
