/// <summary>
        ///
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="q"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public string AddFromCollection(QueryTranslator q)
        {
            IType collectionElementType = PropertyType;

            if (collectionElementType == null)
            {
                throw new QueryException(string.Format("must specify 'elements' for collection valued property in from clause: {0}", path));
            }
            if (collectionElementType.IsEntityType)
            {
                // an association
                IQueryableCollection collectionPersister = q.GetCollectionPersister(collectionRole);
                IQueryable           entityPersister     = (IQueryable)collectionPersister.ElementPersister;
                System.Type          clazz = entityPersister.MappedClass;

                string[] collectionElementColumns = CurrentColumns();

                string elementName;
                if (collectionPersister.IsOneToMany)
                {
                    elementName = collectionName;
                    // allow index() function
                    q.DecoratePropertyMapping(elementName, collectionPersister);
                }
                else
                {
                    // many to many
                    q.AddCollection(collectionName, collectionRole);
                    elementName = q.CreateNameFor(clazz);
                    string[] keyColumnNames = entityPersister.IdentifierColumnNames;
                    join.AddJoin(entityPersister.TableName, elementName, collectionElementColumns, keyColumnNames, joinType);
                }
                q.AddFrom(elementName, clazz, join);
                currentPropertyMapping = new CollectionPropertyMapping(collectionPersister);
                return(elementName);
            }
            else
            {
                // collection of values
                q.AddFromCollection(collectionName, collectionRole, join);
                return(collectionName);
            }
        }