[O] headlines without timestampes

[zhenjiang zech xu]

Hi orgmoders,

I am wondering if there is function to dissect a heading into timestamps (for all various forms) and true title of text?

For a simple example, assuming current entry is:

* [2014-05-06 Thu] this is the heading

   blahblah...

I'd like to get the time string and the title "this is the heading" separately. Is there a canonical way to do that with org-mode APIs?

Thanks,
Zech