public String getStatus() {
        return this.status;
    }
<p>
The current state of the group when the <a>DeleteAutoScalingGroup</a> operation is in progress.
</p>

@return The current state of the group when the <a>DeleteAutoScalingGroup</a> operation is in progress.
aws-java-sdk-autoscaling/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/autoscaling/model/AutoScalingGroup.java