Build a String

Hey Guys,

Do any of you guys know how to build a String? What i am trying to do is to read a number from the Serial port, and add it to String constants.
For example, I need to have "<T1*>" as a resulting string. The number can change however. So if I send the number 2 to the Serial port, the resulting String should be "<T2*>".

What is the best way to do this?

Thanks!

The below has some good info on manipulating strings. StringReplace might be an easy approach.