// include the latest version of the regex crate in your Cargo.toml
extern crate regex;
use regex::Regex;
fn main() {
let regex = Regex::new(r"(?<=\b[A-Z])[.\s]+(?=[A-Z]\b)|(?<=\b[A-Z])\.(?=\s[A-Z])").unwrap();
let string = "J R R Tolkien
E L James
F Scott Fitzgerald
JK Rowling
J.K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
J K Rowling
";
let substitution = "";
// result will be a String with the substituted value
let result = regex.replace_all(string, substitution);
println!("{}", result);
}
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Rust, please visit: https://docs.rs/regex/latest/regex/