diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82e5381..d3df254 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,23 @@ class MyRegistrationForm extends React.Component {
                         isEmail: 'Email is invalid'
                     }}
                 />
-
+                <Form onValidSubmit={validSubmit}>
+                  <ValidatedInput
+                  type='text'
+                  label='Phone Number'
+                  name='number'
+                  // Alternative syntax when passing parameters to validator functions.
+                  // Also able to specify "and" or "or" conditions for processing rule combinations.
+                  validate={[{
+                              "name"  :"isInt",
+                              "params": { "min": 10, "max": 99 },
+                              "condition": "and"
+                            }]}
+                  errorHelp={{
+                      isInt: 'Must be a whole number'
+                  }}
+                />
+                </Form>);
                 <ValidatedInput
                     type='password'
                     name='password'
diff --git a/__tests__/ValidatedInputTests.js b/__tests__/ValidatedInputTests.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f1e836
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/ValidatedInputTests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+'use strict';
+import {ValidatedInput,Form} from '../src';
+
+// Note: THere is an issue with react-bootstrap and mocking. For now the whole node_modules directory has been unmocked.
+describe('React bootstrap ValidatedInput test', () => {
+    var React = require('react');
+    var TestUtils = require('react-addons-test-utils');
+    beforeEach(function() {
+    });
+    it('Validates a number with minimum.', () => {
+          // Render into document
+          var submittedObject = null;
+          var validSubmit = function(event){
+            submittedObject = event;
+          };
+
+          let item = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+            <Form onValidSubmit={validSubmit}>
+              <ValidatedInput
+              type='text'
+              label='Number'
+              name='number'
+              className='testInput'
+              validate={[{
+                          "name"  :"isInt",
+                          "params": { "min": 10, "max": 99 },
+                          "condition": "and"
+                        }]}
+              errorHelp={{
+                  isInt: 'Must be a whole number'
+              }}
+              />
+            </Form>);
+
+            let input = TestUtils.scryRenderedDOMComponentsWithClass(item, 'testInput')[1];
+            input.value='not a number';
+            TestUtils.Simulate.change(input);
+            TestUtils.Simulate.submit(item.refs.form);
+            // test for error messages next to the item
+            expect(submittedObject).toBe(null);
+
+            input.value='9';
+            TestUtils.Simulate.change(input);
+            TestUtils.Simulate.submit(item.refs.form);
+            // test for error messages next to the item
+            expect(submittedObject).toBe(null);
+
+            input.value='19';
+            TestUtils.Simulate.change(input);
+            TestUtils.Simulate.submit(item.refs.form);
+            // test for error messages next to the item
+            expect(submittedObject.number).toBe('19');
+
+
+    });
+
+    it('Validates an empty field.', () => {
+          // Render into document
+          var submittedObject = null;
+          var validSubmit = function(event){
+            submittedObject = event;
+          };
+
+          let item = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+            <Form onValidSubmit={validSubmit}>
+              <ValidatedInput
+              type='text'
+              label='Email'
+              name='email'
+              className='testInput'
+              validate='isEmpty'
+              errorHelp={{
+                  isEmail: 'Must be an email'
+              }}
+              />
+            </Form>);
+
+            let input = TestUtils.scryRenderedDOMComponentsWithClass(item, 'testInput')[1];
+            input.value='aaaa';
+            TestUtils.Simulate.change(input);
+            TestUtils.Simulate.submit(item.refs.form);
+            // test for error messages next to the item
+            expect(submittedObject).toBe(null);
+            input.value='';
+            TestUtils.Simulate.change(input);
+            TestUtils.Simulate.submit(item.refs.form);
+            // test for error messages next to the item
+            expect(submittedObject.email).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    it('Validates a number.', () => {
+          // Render into document
+          var submittedObject = null;
+          var validSubmit = function(event){
+            submittedObject = event;
+          };
+
+          let item = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+            <Form onValidSubmit={validSubmit}>
+              <ValidatedInput
+              type='text'
+              label='Number'
+              name='number'
+              className='testInput'
+              validate='required,isInt'
+              errorHelp={{
+                  required: 'Please enter a number',
+                  isInt: 'Must be a whole number'
+              }}
+              />
+            </Form>);
+
+            let input = TestUtils.scryRenderedDOMComponentsWithClass(item, 'testInput')[1];
+            input.value='not a number';
+            TestUtils.Simulate.change(input);
+            TestUtils.Simulate.submit(item.refs.form);
+            // test for error messages next to the item
+            expect(submittedObject).toBe(null);
+
+            input.value='23';
+            TestUtils.Simulate.change(input);
+            TestUtils.Simulate.submit(item.refs.form);
+            // test for error messages next to the item
+            expect(submittedObject.number).toBe('23');
+    });
+
+    it('Validates an email.', () => {
+          // Render into document
+          var submittedObject = null;
+          var validSubmit = function(event){
+            submittedObject = event;
+          };
+
+          let item = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+            <Form onValidSubmit={validSubmit}>
+              <ValidatedInput
+              type='text'
+              label='Email'
+              name='email'
+              className='testInput'
+              validate='required,isEmail'
+              errorHelp={{
+                  required: 'Please enter your email',
+                  isEmail: 'Email is invalid'
+              }}
+              />
+            </Form>);
+
+            let input = TestUtils.scryRenderedDOMComponentsWithClass(item, 'testInput')[1];
+            input.value='notavlidaemailaddress';
+            TestUtils.Simulate.change(input);
+            TestUtils.Simulate.submit(item.refs.form);
+            // test for error messages next to the item
+            expect(submittedObject).toBe(null);
+
+            input.value='test@nowhere.com';
+            TestUtils.Simulate.change(input);
+            TestUtils.Simulate.submit(item.refs.form);
+            console.log(submittedObject);
+            expect(submittedObject.email).toBe('test@nowhere.com');
+    });
+
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e31f51d..e535292 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "babel-runtime": "^5.1.10",
     "classnames": "^2.0.0",
     "react-bootstrap": ">=0.23.0",
-    "validator": "^3.41.3",
+    "validator": "^5.2.0",
     "react-addons-create-fragment": "^0.14.7"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/Form.js b/src/Form.js
index d8b82dc..7625daa 100644
--- a/src/Form.js
+++ b/src/Form.js
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ export default class Form extends InputContainer {
 
         if (typeof input.props.validate === 'string') {
             this._validators[input.props.name] = this._compileValidationRules(input, input.props.validate);
+        } else if(input.props.validate){
+            this._validators[input.props.name] = this._compileValidationRulesSpecial(input, input.props.validate);
         }
+
     }
 
     unregisterInput(input) {
@@ -194,13 +197,15 @@ export default class Form extends InputContainer {
             result = validate(value, context);
         } else if (typeof validate === 'string') {
             result = this._validators[iptName](value);
+        } else if(typeof validate === 'object'){
+          result = this._validators[iptName](value);
         } else {
             result = true;
         }
 
 		if (typeof this.props.validateOne === 'function') {
             result = this.props.validateOne(iptName, value, context, result);
-        } 
+        }
         // if result is !== true, it is considered an error
         // it can be either bool or string error
         if (result !== true) {
@@ -246,9 +251,65 @@ export default class Form extends InputContainer {
             errors: errors
         };
     }
+    _compileValidationRulesSpecial(input, ruleProp) {
+
+            // Note: need to test against negation as well..
+            let rules = ruleProp.map(rule => {
+              /*
+                  {
+                    "name"  :"isInt",
+                    "params": { "min": 10, "max": 99 },
+                    "condition": "and",
+                    "inverse": false
+                  }
+              */
+              let params = [];
+
+                if(rule.params){
+                  params = rule.params;
+                }
+
+                let inverse = rule.inverse;
+                return { "name":rule.name, "inverse":rule.inverse, params, "condition":rule.condition };
+            });
+            let validator = (input.props && input.props.type) === 'file' ? FileValidator : Validator;
+
+            return val => {
+                let result = true;
+                let previousResult = true;
+                rules.forEach(rule => {
+                    if (typeof validator[rule.name] !== 'function') {
+                        throw new Error('Invalid input validation rule "' + rule.name + '"');
+                    }
+                    let ruleResult = validator[rule.name](val, rule.params);
+
+                    if (rule.inverse) {
+                        ruleResult = !ruleResult;
+                    }
+                    if(rule.condition && rule.condition === "or"){
+                      ruleResult = ruleResult || previousResult;
+                    }
+                    previousResult = ruleResult;
+                    if (result === true && ruleResult !== true) {
+                        result = getInputErrorMessage(input, rule.name) ||
+                            getInputErrorMessage(this, rule.name) || false;
+                    }
+                });
 
+                return result;
+            };
+        }
     _compileValidationRules(input, ruleProp) {
-        let rules = ruleProp.split(',').map(rule => {
+        let deliminator =',';
+        let andCondition =true;
+        // set the deliminator
+        if(ruleProp.indexOf('|')>0){
+
+          deliminator='|';
+          andCondition=false;
+        }
+        // Split and groups
+        let rules = ruleProp.split(deliminator).map(rule => {
             let params = rule.split(':');
             let name = params.shift();
             let inverse = name[0] === '!';
@@ -257,14 +318,14 @@ export default class Form extends InputContainer {
                 name = name.substr(1);
             }
 
-            return { name, inverse, params };
+            return { name, inverse, params,andCondition:andCondition };
         });
 
         let validator = (input.props && input.props.type) === 'file' ? FileValidator : Validator;
 
         return val => {
             let result = true;
-
+            let previousResult = true;
             rules.forEach(rule => {
                 if (typeof validator[rule.name] !== 'function') {
                     throw new Error('Invalid input validation rule "' + rule.name + '"');
@@ -275,6 +336,10 @@ export default class Form extends InputContainer {
                 if (rule.inverse) {
                     ruleResult = !ruleResult;
                 }
+                if(!rule.andCondition){
+                  ruleResult = ruleResult || previousResult;
+                }
+                previousResult = ruleResult;
 
                 if (result === true && ruleResult !== true) {
                     result = getInputErrorMessage(input, rule.name) ||
diff --git a/src/Validator.js b/src/Validator.js
index 0e267e9..17286fe 100644
--- a/src/Validator.js
+++ b/src/Validator.js
@@ -6,19 +6,21 @@ import validator from 'validator';
  * @params {String} val
  * @returns {Boolean}
  */
-validator.extend('required', val => !validator.isNull(val));
+validator.required = (val) => !validator.isNull(val);
 
+validator.isEmpty = (val) => validator.isNull(val);
+
 /**
  * Returns true if the value is boolean true
  *
  * @params {String} val
  * @returns {Boolean}
  */
-validator.extend('isChecked', val => {
+validator.isChecked = (val) => {
     // compare it against string representation of a bool value, because
     // validator ensures all incoming values are coerced to strings
     // https://github.com/chriso/validator.js#strings-only
     return val === 'true';
-});
+};
 
 export default validator;