How to get proper Acronym from String (french)

[little eagle]

Hi,
I have this function to get acronym:

String acronym = str.replaceAll("\\B.|\\P{L}", "").toUpperCase();

But from this string : Unions de recouvrement des cotisations de sécurité sociale et d’allocations familiales
I got : UDRDCDSSEDAF

But i want this result : URSSAF

Any idea please? Is it possible?

[plush delta]

Hey, @little eagle!
Please remember to /close this post once your question has been answered!

[open laurel]

Arrays.Stream(acronym.split("\\s+"))
  .filter(s -> !Set.of("de", "des", "et").contains(s))
  .map(s -> String.of(s.charAt(0)))
  .collect(Collectors.joining())

[little eagle]

.collect(Collectors.joining()) seems not to work @open laurel

I have just need to see if de, des, et is suffisant

[open laurel]

ah yes, sorry

now

[little eagle]

Yep not to bad, but I think I'll just add an acronym column directly in my database for these fields.

[open laurel]

that's probably best

[little eagle]

That will be more precise because there I have UR(C), out the C should not leave but it is a case "impossible" to detect dynamically

[open laurel]

you don't really want to automate these

yeah

[little eagle]

C for cotisation

Thank you anyway!