2.4.5. Parsing the Parameters

If the parse string contains a semicolon ";" character, then the substring after the first (left-most) semicolon ";" and up to the end of the parse string is the parameters (<params>). If the semicolon is the last character, or no semicolon is present, then <params> is empty. The matched substring, including the semicolon character, is removed from the parse string before continuing.