diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/ServletRequestDataBinder.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/ServletRequestDataBinder.java
index e20b18533a1..415e96adf0c 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/ServletRequestDataBinder.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/ServletRequestDataBinder.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils;
  * // trigger actual binding of request parameters
  * binder.bind(request);
  * // optionally evaluate binding errors
- * Errors errors = binder.getErrors();
+ * Errors errors = binder.getBindingResult();
  * ...</pre>
  *
  * @author Rod Johnson
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/support/WebRequestDataBinder.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/support/WebRequestDataBinder.java
index aa267855430..ad63edc296c 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/support/WebRequestDataBinder.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/support/WebRequestDataBinder.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.multipart.support.StandardServletPartUtils;
  * which include specifying allowed/required fields, and registering custom
  * property editors.
  *
- * <p>Can also used for manual data binding in custom web controllers or interceptors
+ * <p>Can also be used for manual data binding in custom web controllers or interceptors
  * that build on Spring's {@link org.springframework.web.context.request.WebRequest}
  * abstraction: for example, in a {@link org.springframework.web.context.request.WebRequestInterceptor}
  * implementation. Simply instantiate a WebRequestDataBinder for each binding
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.multipart.support.StandardServletPartUtils;
  * // trigger actual binding of request parameters
  * binder.bind(request);
  * // optionally evaluate binding errors
- * Errors errors = binder.getErrors();
+ * Errors errors = binder.getBindingResult();
  * ...</pre>
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller