public java.lang.String getNumber() {
    java.lang.Object ref = number_;
    if (ref instanceof java.lang.String) {
      return (java.lang.String) ref;
    } else {
      com.google.protobuf.ByteString bs = (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
      java.lang.String s = bs.toStringUtf8();
      number_ = s;
      return s;
    }
  }
public java . lang . String getNumber ( ) { java . lang . Object ref = number_ ; if ( ref instanceof java . lang . String ) { return ( java . lang . String ) ref ; } else { com . google . protobuf . ByteString bs = ( com . google . protobuf . ByteString ) ref ; java . lang . String s = bs . toStringUtf8 ( ) ; number_ = s ; return s ; } }
<pre>
Optional.
Phone number.
Any phone formats are supported and only exact matches are performed on
searches. For example, if a phone number in profile is provided in the
format of "(xxx)xxx-xxxx", in profile searches the same phone format
has to be provided.
Number of characters allowed is 20.
</pre>

<code>string number = 3;</code>