getInitials static method

String getInitials(String name)

Implementation

static String getInitials(String name) {
  // replace all non-alphabetic characters
  name = name.replaceAll(RegExp(r'[^a-zA-Z\s]'), '');
  final List<String> parts = name.split(' ');
  if (parts.isEmpty) {
    // get the first 2 characters (title cased)
    String first = name.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase();
    if (name.length > 1) {
      String second = name.substring(1, 2).toUpperCase();
      return first + second;
    }
    return first;
  }
  // get the first two characters
  String first = parts[0].substring(0, 1).toUpperCase();
  if (parts.length > 1) {
    String second = parts[1].substring(0, 1).toUpperCase();
    return first + second;
  }
  // append with the 2nd character of the first part
  if (parts[0].length > 1) {
    String second = parts[0].substring(1, 2).toUpperCase();
    return first + second;
  }
  return first;
}