Better way to go to a specific heading?
reddit / emacs

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teckau22 · 2022-11-27 18:40

I have an org file that has only first-level headings, and the name of
each heading is unique. Under each heading is a drawer with some
properties.

In a function, I use the following to jump to a specific heading
(below, the heading would be named "Example" in the above file):

    (re-search-forward (concat "^\\* " "Example" "$") nil t)

And from there I can insert a property with `org-set-property` for
that heading.

Everything works very well for my needs, but I kind of feel like there
is probably a built-in function that does what my `re-search-forward`
line does but in a more elegant way. However, I can't find such a
built-in function. Is there one?

Edit: Thanks for your input everyone. As /u/oantolin was pointing out,
I was not looking for an interactive solution, and his solution is
basically what I was looking for.

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[deleted] · 2022-11-27 18:47

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thetemp_ · 2022-11-27 19:07

So you're just trying to jump to a specific heading?  Try "M-x imenu".
A popular custom keybinding for it is "M-i".

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akirakom · 2022-11-27 19:56

~~If you want to jump to a specific headline programmatically, you can
use org-complex-headline-regexp-format variable to construct the
regexp. Or org-find-olp function.~~ Combine org-with-point-at macro
with org-find-olp function.

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tutux84 · 2022-11-27 21:14

In this regard, `consult-org-heading` is probably more appropriate
than `consult-line`.

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guerrinha · 2022-11-27 22:25

Will require you to add ID for each heading, but you will be able to
use \`org-id-goto\`

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oantolin · 2022-11-27 22:26

Several other commenters seem to have misunderstood you, thinking you
want to do this interactively, instead of inside a function. In a
function I guess you could use:

    (org-link-open-from-string "[[*Example]]")

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teckau22 · 2022-11-27 23:54

This is exactly it, thanks!

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chandergovind · 2022-11-28 11:15

There is an even more direct function: `(org-find-exact-headline-in-
buffer "Example")`

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teckau22 · 2022-11-28 12:43

Yes, this works even better. So for my needs: `(goto-char (org-find-
exact-headline-in-buffer "Example"))`. Thanks!

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paretoOptimalDev · 2022-12-02 14:46

I once used these for org-headings.

Now I use consult-imenu for org- headings, in eww, and everywhere I
can.