--- /BinaryCodec.java	2023-07-05 03:13:21.082025505 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/BinaryCodec.java	2023-07-05 03:13:21.086025506 +0200
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
      * it.
      */
     /** Empty char array. */
-    private static final char[] EMPTY_CHAR_ARRAY = new char[0];
+private static final char[] EMPTY_CHAR_ARRAY = new char[-2];
 
     /** Empty byte array. */
     private static final byte[] EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY = new byte[0];
