setStrokeColor: on SKShapeNode inside SKEffectNode causes no visual change

Originator:sartak
Number:rdar://16400219 Date Originated:2014-03-22
Status:Closed Resolved:2014-06-03
Product:iOS SDK Product Version:7.1
Classification:UI Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
When an SKShapeNode is inside an SKEffectNode, setStrokeColor: causes no visual change.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Add an SKShapeNode to an SKEffectNode.
2. Call setStrokeColor:[SKColor redColor] to set its initial stroke color to red.
3. Wait for some event, such as with dispatch_after or touchesBegan:
4. Call setStrokeColor:[SKColor greenColor] to change the stroke color.


Create a new iOS Xcode project using the Sprite Kit template. Replace the scene class's implementation with the following code. Note the if-statement inviting you to test the workaround described further down.


-(id)initWithSize:(CGSize)size {
    if (self = [super initWithSize:size]) {
        SKEffectNode *container = [SKEffectNode node];
        [self addChild:container];

        SKShapeNode *shape = [SKShapeNode node];
        shape.path = [UIBezierPath bezierPathWithRoundedRect:CGRectMake(20, 20, 200, 200) cornerRadius:40].CGPath;
        shape.strokeColor = [SKColor redColor];
        [container addChild:shape];

        dispatch_after(dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, (int64_t)(2 * NSEC_PER_SEC)), dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
            NSLog(@"setting stroke color");

            if (0) { // <-- CHANGE ME
                CGFloat oldAlpha = shape.alpha;
                shape.alpha = 0;
                shape.alpha = oldAlpha;
            }
            shape.strokeColor = [SKColor greenColor];
        });
    }
    return self;
}

Expected Results:
The shape node's stroke color changes to green.

Actual Results:
The shape node's stroke color does not change to green; it stays red.

Version:
iOS 7.1 (11D167)

Notes:
You can work around this issue by setting the SKShapeNode's alpha to a different value. Perhaps this is causing an internal setNeedsDisplay: to fire, which updates the stroke color.

See also rdar://16400203

Configuration:
iPhone 5S
iOS Simulator

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Comments

sartak

Attached a sample Xcode project to demonstrate the problem.

Tap the screen and observe that setStrokeColor: to green has no effect.

To test the workaround, change line 35 of RPGMyScene.m to if (1) {. Tap the screen to observe that adding in another (spurious) visual change causes setStrokeColor: to green to work.

Apple Developer Relations

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Test Case/Sample App Requirements:

https://developer.apple.com/bug-reporting/ios/test-case/


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