private static String parseBracketedNumber(String recipient) throws RecipientFormattingException {
int begin = recipient.indexOf('<');
int end = recipient.indexOf('>', begin);
String value = recipient.substring(begin + 1, end);
if (NumberUtil.isValidSmsOrEmail(value)) return value;
else throw new RecipientFormattingException("Bracketed value: " + value + " is not valid.");
}
private static Recipient parseRecipient(Context context, String recipient, boolean asynchronous)
throws RecipientFormattingException {
recipient = recipient.trim();
if (recipient.length() == 0) return null;
if (hasBracketedNumber(recipient))
return getRecipientForNumber(context, parseBracketedNumber(recipient), asynchronous);
if (NumberUtil.isValidSmsOrEmail(recipient))
return getRecipientForNumber(context, recipient, asynchronous);
throw new RecipientFormattingException("Recipient: " + recipient + " is badly formatted.");
}