@model HelloWorldMvcApp.SampleViewModel
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Bootstrap 101 Template</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
.field-validation-error {
<div class="col-md-6 col-md-offset-3">
@using (Html.BeginForm("PostAnswer", "Home", FormMethod.Post))
<input id="questionToSubmit" type="hidden" name="question"/>
<input type="text" id="questionDisplay" value="<div>test</div>" />
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-success submit">Ask</button>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.3.min.js"></script>
$("#questionDisplay").on("keydown", function(event){ encodeMe(event.target); });
function encodeMe(element){
var value = $("#questionDisplay").val();
var encoded = encodeURIComponent(value);
$("#questionToSubmit").val(encoded);