Replace Next Line by
in the String Obtained from TextBox

Question

I need to replace New Line with <br> in the string obtained from a text box.Currently i use this

string text= textbox.Text;
text.Replace(System.Environment.NewLine, "<br>");

But nothing is getting replaced when i test using MessageBox.show(text);

@CodyGray Im using the answer from that question you marked as duplicate.It does not work. — techno, Feb 28 '16 at 16:22
Well, that's the point of the hint. You cannot simply do `text.Replace(...)` because strings are immutable. That code will *not* modify `text`, it will return a *new* string. You have to do `text = text.Replace(...)`. — Cody Gray - on strike, Feb 28 '16 at 16:23

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 28 '16 at 16:22

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string.Replace returns a string. Do this:

string text= textbox.Text;
text = text.Replace(System.Environment.NewLine, "<br>"); //note the text = ...

You are almost there, except what you do in your code isn't returning the result of your string.Replace.

answered Feb 28 '16 at 16:22

Ian

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Thanks.. i understand that i need to assign it explicitly since strings are immutable. – techno Feb 28 '16 at 16:26

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