return null; // *** EARLY RETURN ***
}
final List ownerScopes = new LinkedList();
for (int i = 0; i < diots.length; i++) {
final DescribeImagesOwnerType diot = diots[i];
if (diot != null) {
String owner = diot.getOwner();
if (owner != null) {
owner = owner.trim();
if (owner.length() > 0) {
ownerScopes.add(owner);
}