--- /DoubleMetaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:32:50.646158217 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/DoubleMetaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:32:50.650158218 +0200
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@
     public String doubleMetaphone(String value, boolean alternate) {
         value = cleanInput(value);
         if (value == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
+ 
+return null; 
+ 
         
         boolean slavoGermanic = isSlavoGermanic(value);
         int index = isSilentStart(value) ? 1 : 0;
