AliasResolutionContext.getSourceAlias()

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	/**
	 * Resolve the source alias (select-clause assigned alias) associated with the specified Return.  The source
	 * alias is the alias associated with the Return in the source query.
	 * <p/>
	 * The concept of a source alias only has meaning in the case of queries (HQL, Criteria, etc).  Not sure we
	 * really need to keep these here.  One argument for keeping them is that I always thought it would be nice to
	 * base the SQL aliases on the source aliases.  Keeping the source aliases here would allow us to do that as
	 * we are generating those SQL aliases internally.
	 * <p/>
	 * Should also consider pushing the source "from clause aliases" here if we keep pushing the select aliases
	 *
	 * @param theReturn The Return to locate
	 *
	 * @return the alias associated with the specified {@link EntityReturn}.
	 */
	public String getSourceAlias(Return theReturn);