Code Coverage and auto-implemented properties

Question

Hi,

I have a DTO class which consists purely of auto-implemented properties like this:

public class Person
{
    [Key]
    public string Id { get; set; }

    public string Surname { get; set; }

    public string Forename { get; set; }

    public DateTime? DateOfBirth { get; set; }
 }

When I run my unit tests I don't get any coverage information on this class.  I haven't written any unit tests for the class yet and expected to see low code coverage, but this class just isn't included in the coverage.

If I add a new method to the class I do get results saying the new method isn't covered.

Are auto-implemented properties omitted intentionally as they are part of the framework so strictly speaking you shouldn't need to write tests for them?

Thanks,

Paul