How do you exclude object property in GWT from serialization?

Question

Is there a way to exclude primitive and Object properties within Serializable Object from GWT Serialization?

public class Provider implements Serializable{  
    public Provider() {  
    }  

    //Id like to exclude this property:   
        private String password;  
    //  

    private String address1;  
    private String address2;  
    private String companyName;  
    private String phone;  
}

Answer 1

I was hoping for something like special annotation

I think what you are looking for is @GwtTransient

@GwtTransient, an annotation that tells GWT RPC to treat a field as if it were marked with the Java transient keyword, even though it's not.

This annotation means the same thing as the transient keyword, but it is ignored by all serialization systems other than GWT's. Usually the transient keyword should be used in preference to this annotation. However, for types used with multiple serialization systems, it can be useful.

Reference: @GwtTransient