JoinType joinType) throws SemanticException {
FromElement elem;
SessionFactoryHelper sfh = fromClause.getSessionFactoryHelper();
if ( inElementsFunction /*implied*/ ) {
// For implied many-to-many, just add the end join.
JoinSequence joinSequence = createJoinSequence( roleAlias, joinType );
elem = createJoin( associatedEntityName, roleAlias, joinSequence, type, true );
}
else {
// For an explicit many-to-many relationship, add a second join from the intermediate
// (many-to-many) table to the destination table. Also, make sure that the from element's
// idea of the destination is the destination table.
String tableAlias = fromClause.getAliasGenerator().createName( entityPersister.getEntityName() );
String[] secondJoinColumns = sfh.getCollectionElementColumns( role, roleAlias );
// Add the second join, the one that ends in the destination table.
JoinSequence joinSequence = createJoinSequence( roleAlias, joinType );
joinSequence.addJoin(
sfh.getElementAssociationType( collectionType ),
tableAlias,
joinType,
secondJoinColumns
);