--- a/CharacterEncoder.st	Wed Nov 05 17:36:33 2008 +0100
+++ b/CharacterEncoder.st	Wed Nov 05 17:38:45 2008 +0100
@@ -507,6 +507,12 @@
     "Modified: 20.6.1997 / 17:38:40 / cg"
 ! !
 
+!CharacterEncoder class methodsFor:'accessing'!
+
+nullEncoderInstance
+    ^ NullEncoderInstance
+! !
+
 !CharacterEncoder class methodsFor:'class initialization'!
 
 initialize
@@ -1542,7 +1548,7 @@
 !CharacterEncoder class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/CharacterEncoder.st,v 1.101 2008-10-30 20:23:49 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/CharacterEncoder.st,v 1.102 2008-11-05 16:38:45 stefan Exp $'
 ! !
 
 CharacterEncoder initialize!