Merge "Telephony: Check the length of phone numbers before use"

     */

    private static byte[]

    numberToCalledPartyBCDHelper(String number, boolean includeLength) {

        // returns null if number is empty

        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(number)) {

            return null;

        }

        int numberLenReal = number.length();

        int numberLenEffective = numberLenReal;

        boolean hasPlus = number.indexOf('+') != -1;