How to escape semicolon when matrix parameters FIQL are used?

Hi

I am using FIQL in my REST services and I use FIQL in the form of the matrix
parameters.

I came across a case where a value of a filter in my FIQL expression
contains a semicolon but the problem is that the searchContext.getCondition
returns a null SearchCondition because of the semicolon.

Is there any way to escape the semicolon in the values of the search
expressions?

Thanks