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+package org.grails.web.binding
+
+import grails.artefact.Artefact
+import grails.persistence.Entity
+import grails.testing.web.controllers.ControllerUnitTest
+import grails.validation.Validateable
+import grails.web.databinding.DataBindingUtils
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+class DefaultDatabindingWhitelistBehaviorSpec extends Specification implements ControllerUnitTest<WhitelistBehaviorController> {
+
+    // Domain exclusion of id/version/dateCreated/lastUpdated is already pinned by
+    // DefaultASTDatabindingHelperDomainClassSpecialPropertiesSpec (GRAILS-11173, #15681); this spec
+    // only covers the Object/def-typed exclusion and nested association binding.
+    void 'domain binding includes simple and association properties but excludes Object/def-typed properties'() {
+        given:
+        Map source = [
+                name: 'Ada',
+                address: [street: 'Analytical Engine Way'],
+                untypedProperty: 'not bindable'
+        ]
+
+        when:
+        WhitelistDomain domain = new WhitelistDomain()
+        DataBindingUtils.bindObjectToInstance(domain, source)
+
+        then:
+        domain.name == 'Ada'
+        domain.address.street == 'Analytical Engine Way'
+        domain.untypedProperty == null
+    }
+
+    void 'Validateable command binding includes declared special properties but excludes Object/def-typed properties'() {
+        given:
+        Date dateCreated = new Date()
+        Date lastUpdated = new Date()
+        params.name = 'Grace'
+        params.'address.street' = 'Compiler Lane'
+        params.id = '99'
+        params.version = '7'
+        params.dateCreated = dateCreated
+        params.lastUpdated = lastUpdated
+        params.untypedProperty = 'not bindable'
+
+        when:
+        WhitelistCommand command = controller.bindCommand().command
+
+        then:
+        command.name == 'Grace'
+        command.address.street == 'Compiler Lane'
+        command.id == 99L
+        command.version == 7L
+        command.dateCreated == dateCreated
+        command.lastUpdated == lastUpdated
+        command.untypedProperty == null
+    }
+}
+
+@Entity
+class WhitelistDomain {
+    String name
+    WhitelistAddress address = new WhitelistAddress()
+    Object untypedProperty
+}
+
+@Entity
+class WhitelistAddress {
+    String street
+}
+
+@Artefact('Controller')
+class WhitelistBehaviorController {
+    def bindCommand(WhitelistCommand command) {
+        [command: command]
+    }
+}
+
+class WhitelistCommand implements Validateable {
+    String name
+    WhitelistAddress address = new WhitelistAddress()
+    Long id
+    Long version
+    Date dateCreated
+    Date lastUpdated
+    Object untypedProperty
+}