Replace characters in string with values

Question

I have a string which is a paragraph written on the aspx side. It goes like this:

The new student, {student_name} has the following grades -
Mat

Answer 1

Dim myString As String = "{student_name}"

myString = myString.Replace("{student_name}","Joe Smith")

...Remember to always assign the string you are attempting to replace values in to the original string.

myString.Replace("value","newvalue")

...will not replace your original strings values -- it must be explicitly assigned. e.g.

myString = myString.Replace("value","newvalue")