if (_hasSplices) {
ParameterList plist = new ParameterList(n - startIndex);
for(int i=startIndex; i<n; i++) {
Node child = _child[i];
if (child.typeOf() == EXPR_SPLICE) {
plist.splice(child.eval());
} else {
plist.add(child.eval());
}
}
return plist.toArray();