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Field Validator that checks if the date supplied is within a specific range.
NOTE: If no date converter is specified, XWorkBasicConverter will kick
in to do the date conversion, which by default using the Date.SHORT
format using
the a programmatically specified locale else falling back to the system
default locale.
<validators> <!-- Plain Validator syntax --> <validator type="date"> <param name="fieldName">birthday</param> <param name="min">01/01/1990</param> <param name="max">01/01/2000</param> <message>Birthday must be within ${min} and ${max}</message> </validator> <!-- Field Validator Syntax --> <field name="birthday"> <field-validator type="date"> <param name="min">01/01/1990</param> <param name="max">01/01/2000</param> <message>Birthday must be within ${min} and ${max}</message> </field> </field> </validators>