Re: org-element: headline's :title is sometimes string, sometimes list

[Hraban Luyat <hraban@0brg.net>]

Thank you Ihor.

On 8/23/23 5:49 AM, Ihor Radchenko wrote:
> Hraban Luyat <hraban@0brg.net> writes:
>
>> I expect: "string" everywhere.
>>
>> I get:
>>
>>       Headline title from map is of type: cons
>>       Headline title from context is of type: string
>>       Headline title from at-point is of type: string
>>
>> Question 1: Do you know what that `cons' structure is? Where is it
>> documented, how would I go about figuring this out myself? The
>> org-element API documentation is daunting.
> This is "anonymous element". `org-element-parse-buffer', by default,
> parses down to object level:
>
> * Heading *bold* text
>
> contains bold markup, which is reflected in the parsed AST. The title
> itself is called secondary value, which may contain Org markup.
>
> You are not getting it using `org-element-at-point' API because it does
> not parse objects and simply returns a heading parsed down to element
> level - :title is not parsed in details.
>
>> Question 2: how do I reliably get the title as a string? Properties are
>> fine, I don't mind, but that weird list structure is awkward to handle.
> Use `org-element-interpret-data' to convert Org AST back to plain text.
>
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