What's wrong with this code... or is it an ArcGIS bug?
Dim Text As String = "<BOL>My bold text</BOL>"
Dim aTextParser As ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.ITextParser
'The next line creates an unhandled COMException error. Why? SimpleTextParser is supposed to be a co-creatable class!
aTextParser = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.SimpleTextParser
aTextParser.Text = Text
Dim bHasTags As Boolean
aTextParser.HasTags(bHasTags)
If bHasTags Then
MsgBox(Text & " HAS TAGS")
Else
MsgBox(Text & " DOESN'T HAVE TAGS")
End If