ASP.NET/VB.NET - Remove HTML Markup to Display As Plain Text

''' <summary>

    ''' function will remove any text that shows up between the less than and greater than symbols to display HTML as text in a control such as a listbox

    ''' </summary>

    ''' <param name="strText"></param>

    ''' <returns></returns>

    ''' <remarks></remarks>

    Private Function RemoveHTML(strText) As String

        Try

            Return Regex.Replace(strText, "<[^>]*>", "")

        Catch ex As Exception

            Throw ex

        End Try

    End Function