Control Attributes render Encoded on dot net 4 - how to disable the encoding?

Question

I have an issue in asp.net 4.

When I add an attribute on controls, then the render it encoded.

For example, when I type this code

Answer 1

I ran into this problem with an MvcHtmlHelper for an autocomplete.

I ended up using |~| instead of ', and then replacing that with ' after Html.TextBox had rendered the string, but before we returned it.

That's a really annoying "security" feature.