(defun foo (x y &optional z &rest r)
)
=> foo
(defadvice foo (before foo-before activate)
(insert (format "%S\n" (ad-get-arg 0)))
(insert (format "%S\n" (ad-get-arg 1)))
(insert (format "%S\n" (ad-get-arg 2)))
(insert (format "%S\n" (ad-get-arg 3)))
(insert (format "%S\n" (ad-get-arg 4))))
=> foo
(foo 0 1 2 3 4 5 6)
=> 0
1
2
3
4
nil
(defadvice foo (before foo-before activate)
(insert (format "%S\n" (ad-get-args 0)))
(insert (format "%S\n" (ad-get-args 1)))
(insert (format "%S\n" (ad-get-args 2)))
(insert (format "%S\n" (ad-get-args 3)))
(insert (format "%S\n" (ad-get-args 4))))
=> foo
(foo 0 1 2 3 4 5 6)
=> (0 1 2 3 4 5 6)
(1 2 3 4 5 6)
(2 3 4 5 6)
(3 4 5 6)
(4 5 6)
nil