Springfox: How to hide a parameter/field from an object annotated with @ModelAttribute

[jmarinco]

Hi, I wonder if there is a way to hide a parameter when using @ModelAttribute

I have this controller method.

@RequestMapping(value = "/create", method = RequestMethod.POST)
    @ApiOperation(value = "test the api", notes = "No notes added", response = UserAPIResponse.class)
    @ApiResponse(code = 400, message = "Error")
    @ApiImplicitParams({
        @ApiImplicitParam(name = "fname", value = "User's first name", required = true, dataType = "string", paramType = "form"),
        @ApiImplicitParam(name = "lname", value = "User's last name", required = false, dataType = "string", paramType = "form"),
        @ApiImplicitParam(name = "phone", value = "User's phone", required = false, dataType = "string", paramType = "form"),
        @ApiImplicitParam(name = "email", value = "User's email", required = true, dataType = "string", paramType = "form"),
        @ApiImplicitParam(name = "password", value = "User's password", required = true, dataType = "string", paramType = "form")
      })
    public UserAPIResponse createPOST(@ModelAttribute UserAPI user) {
        return handleCreate(user);
    } 

here is the UserAPI class

public class UserAPI {
    private long userid;
    private String fname;
    private String lname;
    private String email;
    private String password;
    private String phone;

    public long getUserid() {
        return userid;
    }
    public void setUserid(long userid) {
        this.userid = userid;
    }
     ...
}

I have used the @ApiModelProperty without no effect.

    @ApiModelProperty(hidden=true)
    public long getUserid() {
        return userid;
    }

Also I have added all the parameter entries for all the fields using @ApiImplicitParam but I did this only to change the parameter type using "dataType" to form, is there a way to avoid having to map all the fields to achieve this.

Thanks.

[dilipkrish]

Removing the setter should immediately hide it. Model attributes use only bean properties

[jmarinco]

Thanks, it worked!

[yidongnan]

@dilipkrish I add annocation in getter method

  @ApiModelProperty(hidden = true,readOnly = true)
    public List<User> getUserList() {
        return userList;
    }

but it not effect.
why to removing the setter method ? setter method is used by other method