bvchg...@mail.com writes: > If I have a plain-list element that looks something like > > ... > I seem to be able to get the items from the list using > > org-element-property :structure > > (260 2 "- " nil nil nil 338) > ... > But if I try to use org-element-property on that, of course it > fails because it's not an element, as I understand it, rather > it's an object(?).
List structure is a semi-internal property, parsed using very old code, not fully compatible with the rest of org-element API. Please check `org-list-struct' and other functions in lisp/org-list.el to find how to retrieve information about list structure. Or just not use it. > Explanation: > What I'm trying to do overall is to get the various details out > of a list item that might look like: > > - State "DONE" from "NEXT" [2023-06-05 Mon 10:54] \\ > example > > So I'd like to be able to get the date of the timestamp (this > isn't an absolute requirement, I'm happy enough to just using the > current date), and the "example" text (which, obviously, isn't > always "example"). If I have to use buffer-substring-no-properties > and my car & car (above) then I will, but it would be nice to > know there's an easier/better/more appropriate way of getting at > what I want. Here, you should better use `org-element-context' - it will parse on object level, down to list items, paragraphs, and the containing objects. -- Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, Org mode contributor, Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>. Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>, or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>
