XML and form validation

[toolkit]

Hi there,

Fairly new to XML. Was wondering about the best way to go progress with an idea of using an xml file to generate a an HTML form, and perform some intelligent validation, eg:

<parameters>
  <parameter name=&quot;firstName&quot;>
    <title>First Name</title>
    <validation type=&quot;string&quot; />
  </parameter>
  <parameter name=&quot;start&quot;>
    <title>Start Date</title>
    <validation type=&quot;date&quot;>
       <earlierThan name=&quot;end&quot;>
    </validation>
  </parameter>
  <parameter name=&quot;end&quot;>
    <title>End Date</title>
    <validation type=&quot;date&quot;>
      <laterThan name=&quot;start&quot;>
    </validation>
  </parameter>
</parameters>

This xml could then be used to generate a sensible onSubmit handler in Javascript, or maybe even separate onChange handlers... Has anyone else had a go at anything similar, and could suggest approaches to try / avoid.

Thanks for any advice, cheers Neil

 

[toolkit]

Oops. Didn't close off my

<earlierThan>

or

<laterThan>

tags :~/