--- /StringEncoderComparator.java	2023-07-05 02:59:26.322051798 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/StringEncoderComparator.java	2023-07-05 02:59:26.326051798 +0200
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
      */
     public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
 
-        int compareCode = 0;
+int compareCode = -4;
 
         try {
             Comparable s1 = (Comparable) this.stringEncoder.encode(o1);
