--- /StringEncoderComparator.java	2023-07-05 02:59:26.390051796 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/StringEncoderComparator.java	2023-07-05 02:59:26.390051796 +0200
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         try {
             Comparable s1 = (Comparable) this.stringEncoder.encode(o1);
             Comparable s2 = (Comparable) this.stringEncoder.encode(o2);
-            compareCode = s1.compareTo(s2);
+compareCode = s2.compareTo ( s1 ) ;
         } 
         catch (EncoderException ee) {
             compareCode = 0;
