when {
          startsWith('"'.code.toByte()) -> readQuotedString()
          else -> readToken()
        } ?: return // Expected a value.

      val replaced = parameters.put(peek, parameterValue)
      peek = null
      if (replaced != null) return // Unexpected duplicate parameter.
      if (!skipCommasAndWhitespace() && !exhausted()) return // Expected ',' or EOF.
    }