[gdal-dev] Is source Dataset array to `GDALWarp` mutable?

[Fitch, Simeon]

I have a question about the mutability of the `pahSrcDS` argument to
`GDALWarp`.

The `GDALWarp` function has the following signature:

```
GDALDatasetH GDALWarp(const char *pszDest, GDALDatasetH hDstDS, int
nSrcCount,
                      GDALDatasetH *pahSrcDS,
                      const GDALWarpAppOptions *psOptionsIn, int
*pbUsageError)
```
Source:
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/blob/895e9fbd63b2aa22471f4f8c69efd5ba4e700e9c/apps/gdalwarp_lib.cpp#L1379-L1381

I was curious to see that `pahSrcDS` was not `const GDALDatasetH *pahSrcDS`
or `const GDALDatasetH * const pahSrcDS`.

What mutability and ownership conclusions should I draw from it (if any)?

* Might the `GDALWarp` mutate the array and/or the pointed Datasets?
* Is it correct to assume the caller maintains ownership of the elements of
`pahSrcDS`?

Thanks, and kind regards,

Simeon

-- 
Simeon Fitch
Co-founder & CTO
Astraea, Inc.

-- 
The content of this email is intended for the person or entity to which it 
is addressed only. This email may contain confidential information. If you 
are not the person to whom this message is addressed, be aware that any 
use, reproduction, or distribution of this message is strictly prohibited. 
If you received this in error, please contact the sender and immediately 
delete this email and any attachments.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/gdal-dev/attachments/20240109/68d3a580/attachment.htm>