* method.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
  public <T> SpiExpressionList<T> filterMany(Query<T> rootQuery) {
    if (filterMany == null) {
      FilterExprPath exprPath = new FilterExprPath(path);
      SpiExpressionFactory queryEf = (SpiExpressionFactory) rootQuery.getExpressionFactory();
      ExpressionFactory filterEf = queryEf.createExpressionFactory();// exprPath);
      filterMany = new FilterExpressionList(exprPath, filterEf, rootQuery);
      // by default we need to make this a 'query join' now
      queryFetchAll = true;