# Const-ness in glfwCreateCursor

**URL:** <https://discourse.glfw.org/t/const-ness-in-glfwcreatecursor/2613>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [April 25, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/const-ness-in-glfwcreatecursor/2613 "2024-04-25T19:40:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![milasudril](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.glfw.org/milasudril/32/901_2.png) [@milasudril](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/milasudril)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/const-ness-in-glfwcreatecursor/2613/1 "2024-04-25T19:40:46Z")

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Does glfwCreateCursor really need to touch pixels when it is creating a cursor?

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**Author:** ![dougbinks](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.glfw.org/dougbinks/32/39_2.png) [@dougbinks](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/dougbinks)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 9:47am UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/const-ness-in-glfwcreatecursor/2613/2 "2024-04-26T09:47:28Z")

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No, however changing `GLFWimage` would be a API breaking change so unlikely to happen until a major update of GLFW.