diff --git a/binding/binding.go b/binding/binding.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c826073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binding/binding.go
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+package binding
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"encoding/xml"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type (
+	Binding interface {
+		Bind(*http.Request, interface{}) error
+	}
+
+	// JSON binding
+	jsonBinding struct{}
+
+	// XML binding
+	xmlBinding struct{}
+
+	// // form binding
+	formBinding struct{}
+)
+
+var (
+	JSON = jsonBinding{}
+	XML  = xmlBinding{}
+	Form = formBinding{} // todo
+)
+
+func (_ jsonBinding) Bind(req *http.Request, obj interface{}) error {
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(req.Body)
+	if err := decoder.Decode(obj); err == nil {
+		return Validate(obj)
+	} else {
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
+func (_ xmlBinding) Bind(req *http.Request, obj interface{}) error {
+	decoder := xml.NewDecoder(req.Body)
+	if err := decoder.Decode(obj); err == nil {
+		return Validate(obj)
+	} else {
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
+func (_ formBinding) Bind(req *http.Request, obj interface{}) error {
+	if err := req.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := mapForm(obj, req.Form); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return Validate(obj)
+}
+
+func mapForm(ptr interface{}, form map[string][]string) error {
+	typ := reflect.TypeOf(ptr).Elem()
+	formStruct := reflect.ValueOf(ptr).Elem()
+	for i := 0; i < typ.NumField(); i++ {
+		typeField := typ.Field(i)
+		if inputFieldName := typeField.Tag.Get("form"); inputFieldName != "" {
+			structField := formStruct.Field(i)
+			if !structField.CanSet() {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			inputValue, exists := form[inputFieldName]
+			if !exists {
+				continue
+			}
+			numElems := len(inputValue)
+			if structField.Kind() == reflect.Slice && numElems > 0 {
+				sliceOf := structField.Type().Elem().Kind()
+				slice := reflect.MakeSlice(structField.Type(), numElems, numElems)
+				for i := 0; i < numElems; i++ {
+					if err := setWithProperType(sliceOf, inputValue[i], slice.Index(i)); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+				formStruct.Elem().Field(i).Set(slice)
+			} else {
+				if err := setWithProperType(typeField.Type.Kind(), inputValue[0], structField); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func setWithProperType(valueKind reflect.Kind, val string, structField reflect.Value) error {
+	switch valueKind {
+	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
+		if val == "" {
+			val = "0"
+		}
+		intVal, err := strconv.Atoi(val)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else {
+			structField.SetInt(int64(intVal))
+		}
+	case reflect.Bool:
+		if val == "" {
+			val = "false"
+		}
+		boolVal, err := strconv.ParseBool(val)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else {
+			structField.SetBool(boolVal)
+		}
+	case reflect.Float32:
+		if val == "" {
+			val = "0.0"
+		}
+		floatVal, err := strconv.ParseFloat(val, 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else {
+			structField.SetFloat(floatVal)
+		}
+	case reflect.Float64:
+		if val == "" {
+			val = "0.0"
+		}
+		floatVal, err := strconv.ParseFloat(val, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else {
+			structField.SetFloat(floatVal)
+		}
+	case reflect.String:
+		structField.SetString(val)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Don't pass in pointers to bind to. Can lead to bugs. See:
+// https://github.com/codegangsta/martini-contrib/issues/40
+// https://github.com/codegangsta/martini-contrib/pull/34#issuecomment-29683659
+func ensureNotPointer(obj interface{}) {
+	if reflect.TypeOf(obj).Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		panic("Pointers are not accepted as binding models")
+	}
+}
+
+func Validate(obj interface{}) error {
+
+	typ := reflect.TypeOf(obj)
+	val := reflect.ValueOf(obj)
+
+	if typ.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		typ = typ.Elem()
+		val = val.Elem()
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < typ.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := typ.Field(i)
+		fieldValue := val.Field(i).Interface()
+		zero := reflect.Zero(field.Type).Interface()
+
+		// Validate nested and embedded structs (if pointer, only do so if not nil)
+		if field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Struct ||
+			(field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && !reflect.DeepEqual(zero, fieldValue)) {
+			if err := Validate(fieldValue); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		if strings.Index(field.Tag.Get("binding"), "required") > -1 {
+			if reflect.DeepEqual(zero, fieldValue) {
+				name := field.Name
+				if j := field.Tag.Get("json"); j != "" {
+					name = j
+				} else if f := field.Tag.Get("form"); f != "" {
+					name = f
+				}
+				return errors.New("Required " + name)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/deprecated.go b/deprecated.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b629098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deprecated.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package gin
+
+import (
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin/binding"
+)
+
+// DEPRECATED, use Bind() instead.
+// Like ParseBody() but this method also writes a 400 error if the json is not valid.
+func (c *Context) EnsureBody(item interface{}) bool {
+	return c.Bind(item)
+}
+
+// DEPRECATED use bindings directly
+// Parses the body content as a JSON input. It decodes the json payload into the struct specified as a pointer.
+func (c *Context) ParseBody(item interface{}) error {
+	return binding.JSON.Bind(c.Req, item)
+}
diff --git a/examples/example_basic.go b/examples/example_basic.go
index 5040357..919580d 100644
--- a/examples/example_basic.go
+++ b/examples/example_basic.go
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ func main() {
 		var json struct {
 			Value string `json:"value" binding:"required"`
 		}
-		if c.EnsureBody(&json) {
+
+		if c.Bind(&json) {
 			DB[user] = json.Value
 			c.JSON(200, gin.H{"status": "ok"})
 		}
diff --git a/gin.go b/gin.go
index 5a17f52..f470fc8 100644
--- a/gin.go
+++ b/gin.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin/binding"
 	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
 	"html/template"
 	"log"
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	AbortIndex = math.MaxInt8 / 2
+	MIMEJSON   = "application/json"
+	MIMEHTML   = "text/html"
+	MIMEXML    = "application/xml"
+	MIMEXML2   = "text/xml"
+	MIMEPlain  = "text/plain"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -379,25 +385,46 @@ func (c *Context) MustGet(key string) interface{} {
 /******** ENCOGING MANAGEMENT********/
 /************************************/
 
-// Like ParseBody() but this method also writes a 400 error if the json is not valid.
-func (c *Context) EnsureBody(item interface{}) bool {
-	if err := c.ParseBody(item); err != nil {
+func filterFlags(content string) string {
+	for i, a := range content {
+		if a == ' ' || a == ';' {
+			return content[:i]
+		}
+	}
+	return content
+}
+
+// This function checks the Content-Type to select a binding engine automatically,
+// Depending the "Content-Type" header different bindings are used:
+// "application/json" --> JSON binding
+// "application/xml"  --> XML binding
+// else --> returns an error
+// if Parses the request's body as JSON if Content-Type == "application/json"  using JSON or XML  as a JSON input. It decodes the json payload into the struct specified as a pointer.Like ParseBody() but this method also writes a 400 error if the json is not valid.
+func (c *Context) Bind(obj interface{}) bool {
+	var b binding.Binding
+	ctype := filterFlags(c.Req.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	switch {
+	case c.Req.Method == "GET":
+		b = binding.Form
+	case ctype == MIMEJSON:
+		b = binding.JSON
+	case ctype == MIMEXML || ctype == MIMEXML2:
+		b = binding.XML
+	default:
+		c.Fail(400, errors.New("unknown content-type: "+ctype))
+		return false
+	}
+	return c.BindWith(obj, b)
+}
+
+func (c *Context) BindWith(obj interface{}, b binding.Binding) bool {
+	if err := b.Bind(c.Req, obj); err != nil {
 		c.Fail(400, err)
 		return false
 	}
 	return true
 }
 
-// Parses the body content as a JSON input. It decodes the json payload into the struct specified as a pointer.
-func (c *Context) ParseBody(item interface{}) error {
-	decoder := json.NewDecoder(c.Req.Body)
-	if err := decoder.Decode(&item); err == nil {
-		return Validate(c, item)
-	} else {
-		return err
-	}
-}
-
 // Serializes the given struct as JSON into the response body in a fast and efficient way.
 // It also sets the Content-Type as "application/json".
 func (c *Context) JSON(code int, obj interface{}) {
diff --git a/validation.go b/validation.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 501ee50..0000000
--- a/validation.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-package gin
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"reflect"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-func Validate(c *Context, obj interface{}) error {
-
-	var err error
-	typ := reflect.TypeOf(obj)
-	val := reflect.ValueOf(obj)
-
-	if typ.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		typ = typ.Elem()
-		val = val.Elem()
-	}
-
-	for i := 0; i < typ.NumField(); i++ {
-		field := typ.Field(i)
-		fieldValue := val.Field(i).Interface()
-		zero := reflect.Zero(field.Type).Interface()
-
-		// Validate nested and embedded structs (if pointer, only do so if not nil)
-		if field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Struct ||
-			(field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && !reflect.DeepEqual(zero, fieldValue)) {
-			err = Validate(c, fieldValue)
-		}
-
-		if strings.Index(field.Tag.Get("binding"), "required") > -1 {
-			if reflect.DeepEqual(zero, fieldValue) {
-				name := field.Name
-				if j := field.Tag.Get("json"); j != "" {
-					name = j
-				} else if f := field.Tag.Get("form"); f != "" {
-					name = f
-				}
-				err = errors.New("Required " + name)
-				c.Error(err, "json validation")
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return err
-}