--- /Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:29:09.742152910 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:29:09.746152910 +0200
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
             return txt.toUpperCase(java.util.Locale.ENGLISH) ;
         }
       
-        char[] inwd = txt.toUpperCase(java.util.Locale.ENGLISH).toCharArray() ;
+return txt.toUpperCase ( java.util.Locale.ENGLISH )  ;char[] inwd = txt.toUpperCase ( java.util.Locale.ENGLISH ) .toCharArray (  )  ;
       
         StringBuffer local = new StringBuffer(40); // manipulate
         StringBuffer code = new StringBuffer(10) ; //   output
