GWT: transmit an interface with an IsSerializable Object - gwt

Good morning everybody,
I'm trying to transmit the following calls with an GWT RPC call:
public class MVCController extends Composite implements IsSerializable {
//..
private MVCClass listeners;
public void addListener(MVCClass _listener){
listeners = _listener;
}
//....
}
The MVCClass is the following interface:
import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.IsSerializable;
public interface MVCInterface extends IsSerializable{
public abstract void labelTextChange(String _text);
}
Whenever I make the RPC call, the application crashes, saying something about
Failed to create an instance of ... via deferred binding
Can I send an Interface with an RFC call?
Regards Stefan

You can not serialize a gwt widget that is why you get that exception. Your class MVCController extends from Composite whose base class is Widget..

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