public String getStatus() {
        return this.status;
    }
<p>
Describes the state of association between the IAMrole and the cluster. The <code>Status</code> property returns
one of the following values:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>
<code>ACTIVE</code> - The IAMrole ARN is associated with the cluster and can be used to access other Amazon Web
Services services on your behalf.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<code>PENDING</code> - The IAMrole ARN is being associated with the cluster.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<code>INVALID</code> - The IAMrole ARN is associated with the cluster, but the cluster cannot assume the IAMrole
to access other Amazon Web Services services on your behalf.
</p>
</li>
</ul>

@return Describes the state of association between the IAMrole and the cluster. The <code>Status</code> property
        returns one of the following values:</p>
        <ul>
        <li>
        <p>
        <code>ACTIVE</code> - The IAMrole ARN is associated with the cluster and can be used to access other
        Amazon Web Services services on your behalf.
        </p>
        </li>
        <li>
        <p>
        <code>PENDING</code> - The IAMrole ARN is being associated with the cluster.
        </p>
        </li>
        <li>
        <p>
        <code>INVALID</code> - The IAMrole ARN is associated with the cluster, but the cluster cannot assume the
        IAMrole to access other Amazon Web Services services on your behalf.
        </p>
        </li>
aws-java-sdk-docdb/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/docdb/model/DBClusterRole.java