--- /StringEncoderComparator.java	2023-07-05 02:22:08.806132345 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/StringEncoderComparator.java	2023-07-05 02:22:08.810132345 +0200
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
      * @param stringEncoder the StringEncoder used for comparisons.
      */
     public StringEncoderComparator(StringEncoder stringEncoder) {
-        this.stringEncoder = stringEncoder;
+stringEncoder = null;this.stringEncoder = stringEncoder;
     }
 
     /**
