ValidatorTool generates invalid XHTML even when in XHTML mode

When using the validator tool in XHTML mode, the main "validate" method emits code like this:

function validateMyForm(form) {
if (bCancel)
return true;
else

{ var formValidationResult; formValidationResult = validateInteger(form) && validateRequired(form) && validateMaxLength(form) && validateMask(form) && validateIntRange(form); return (formValidationResult == 1); }

Note the use of bare "&" characters, which is not valid XHTML.

Most web browsers will ignore this little quirk unless they are in XML parsing mode (usually enabled by setting the content-type to "application/xhtml+xml").

Here is a reference to the discussion on the user list:
http://markmail.org/thread/jtuqduopuikwtvqm