JsonIgnore.java

// How to ignore fields in Java Object while serializing 

// Approach 1 - @JsonIgnoreProperties

@JsonIgnoreProperties(value = {"id", "dob"})
public class User {

    private Integer id;
    private String name;
    private Date dob;
    private String city;
    
    // constructors, getters & setters are ignored
}


// Approach 2 - @JsonIgnore

public class User {

    @JsonIgnore
    private Integer id;
    
    private String name;
    
    @JsonIgnore
    private Date dob;
    
    private String city;
    
    // constructors, getters & setters are ignored
}