ELement.ToString node has non-functional inputs

[JacobSmall]

Dynamo Version

Predates 2018, persists in 3.3

Revit Version

Any

Operating System

Any

What did you do?

Tried to make ELement.ToString(format, iFormatProvider) work.

What did you expect to see?

A way to wire this node so it works with the nodes provided in the Dynamo library.

What did you see instead?

Errors with any input.

Stacktrace/logs

No response

Details

There is a Element.ToString node in the Dynamo for Revit library for which no valid inputs can be found.
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Beyond the obvious element for which this method is in the class for, the node takes both a Format input and an IFormatProvider input, the first of which isn't clear in terms of the use ("MMDDYYY" didn't work for me), and the second of which no standard node can be found to produce an object of that type (ML Autocomplete recommends a GetParameterValueByName node with 100% certainty).

My guess is this is intended to be an internal overload to the default 'ToString' in order to provide the correct display of Revit objects such as reference points, however exposure in the library leads to user confusion.

Note that there is a request for a sample of this node on the Dictionary github which was submitted on December 7th, 2018 and has not had a response from development yet. DynamoDS/DynamoDictionary#17

[JacobSmall]

Forum link for original question: https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-tostring-input/105424/

[avidit]

https://jira.autodesk.com/browse/DYN-7673