--- /StringEncoderComparator.java	2023-07-05 02:59:26.930051776 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/StringEncoderComparator.java	2023-07-05 02:59:26.930051776 +0200
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
         try {
             Comparable s1 = (Comparable) this.stringEncoder.encode(o1);
-            Comparable s2 = (Comparable) this.stringEncoder.encode(o2);
+Comparable s2 =  ( Comparable )  o2.encode ( this.stringEncoder ) ;
             compareCode = s1.compareTo(s2);
         } 
         catch (EncoderException ee) {
