Force XML serialization to serialize readonly property

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Honestly this doesn’t seem too bad to me as long as it is documented

You should probably throw an exception if the setter is actually called:

/// <summary>
/// Blah blah blah.
/// </summary>
/// <exception cref="NotSupportedException">Any use of the setter for this property.</exception>
/// <remarks>
/// This property is read only and should not be set.  
/// The setter is provided for XML serialisation.
/// </remarks>
public virtual string IdString
{
    get
    {
        return Id.ToString("000000");
    }
    set
    {
        throw new NotSupportedException("Setting the IdString property is not supported");
    }
}

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