Escapes \, % and _ in value so it matches literally inside a LIKE pattern. Pair it with ESCAPE '\' in the selection, e.g. "$COLUMN LIKE ? ESCAPE '\\'" with the argument "%${SqlLike.escape(query)}%".
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%
_
LIKE
ESCAPE '\'
"$COLUMN LIKE ? ESCAPE '\\'"
"%${SqlLike.escape(query)}%"