diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericBinder.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericBinder.java
index 2bcad9f7cfa..78605e35bfc 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericBinder.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericBinder.java
@@ -576,6 +576,9 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 			return results.size();
 		}
 
+		public String toString() {
+			return "[BindingResults = " + results.toString() + "]";
+		}
 	}
 
 	class InvalidFormat implements BindingResult {
@@ -626,6 +629,11 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 				}
 			};
 		}
+
+		public String toString() {
+			return getAlert().toString();
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	class Success implements BindingResult {
@@ -672,6 +680,10 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 				}
 			};
 		}
+		
+		public String toString() {
+			return getAlert().toString();
+		}
 
 	}
 
@@ -747,6 +759,10 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 
 			};
 		}
+		
+		public String toString() {
+			return getAlert().toString();
+		}
 
 	}
 	static abstract class AbstractAlert implements Alert {
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericFormatterRegistry.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericFormatterRegistry.java
index ded17054631..a033b1ebbcf 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericFormatterRegistry.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericFormatterRegistry.java
@@ -42,17 +42,18 @@ public class GenericFormatterRegistry implements FormatterRegistry {
 	private Map<Class, AnnotationFormatterFactory> annotationFormatters = new HashMap<Class, AnnotationFormatterFactory>();
 
 	public Formatter<?> getFormatter(TypeDescriptor<?> propertyType) {
+		Annotation[] annotations = propertyType.getAnnotations();
+		for (Annotation a : annotations) {
+			AnnotationFormatterFactory factory = annotationFormatters.get(a.annotationType());
+			if (factory != null) {
+				return factory.getFormatter(a);
+			}
+		}
 		Formatter<?> formatter = typeFormatters.get(propertyType.getType());
 		if (formatter != null) {
 			return formatter;
 		} else {
-			Annotation[] annotations = propertyType.getAnnotations();
-			for (Annotation a : annotations) {
-				AnnotationFormatterFactory factory = annotationFormatters.get(a.annotationType());
-				if (factory != null) {
-					return factory.getFormatter(a);
-				}
-			}
+			// TODO check class-level @Formatted annotation
 			return null;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericBinderTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericBinderTests.java
index f593c61a761..dade9605b0d 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericBinderTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericBinderTests.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import junit.framework.Assert;
 
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.ui.binding.Binding;
@@ -223,6 +224,21 @@ public class GenericBinderTests {
 		assertTrue(result.isFailure());
 		assertEquals("conversionFailed", result.getAlert().getCode());
 	}
+	
+	@Test
+	@Ignore
+	public void bindToList() {
+		binder.addBinding("addresses");
+		Map<String, String> values = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
+		values.put("addresses[0]", "4655 Macy Lane, Melbourne FL 35452");		
+		values.put("addresses[1]", "1234 Rostock Circle, Palm Bay FL 32901");	
+		values.put("addresses[5]", "1977 Bel Aire Estates, Coker AL 12345");
+		BindingResults results = binder.bind(values);
+		assertEquals(3, results.size());		
+		System.out.println(results);
+		Assert.assertEquals(6, bean.addresses.size());
+		Assert.assertEquals("Palm Bay", bean.addresses.get(1).city);
+	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void bindHandleNullValueInNestedPath() {
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/TypeDescriptor.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/TypeDescriptor.java
index d9c4f56c28d..e260f5fd9e0 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/TypeDescriptor.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/TypeDescriptor.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class TypeDescriptor<T> {
 		} else if (methodParameter != null) {
 			return methodParameter.getMethod().getAnnotations();
 		} else {
-			return null;
+			return new Annotation[0];
 		}
 	}