TextSymbol not rendering mask in v4.8 JSAPI

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Is this a bug in v4.8? I am unable to render a halo/mask around a text symbol using v4.8 of the JSAPI (in Chrome, IE, and FF). Here's the jsbin - JS Bin - Halo ...and the code demonstrating the issue <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no"> <title>Halo</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://js.arcgis.com/4.8/esri/css/main.css"> <script src="https://js.arcgis.com/4.8/"></script> <style> html, body, #viewDiv { padding: 0; margin: 0; height: 100%; width: 100%; } </style> <script> require([ "esri/Map", "esri/views/MapView", "esri/Graphic", "esri/geometry/Point", "dojo/domReady!" ], function( Map, MapView, Graphic, Point ) { var map = new Map({ basemap: "gray" }); var view = new MapView({ center: [-82.4572, 27.9506], container: "viewDiv", map: map, zoom: 12 }); var point = new Point({ longitude: -82.4572, latitude: 27.9506 }); var textSymbol = { type: "text", color: "#000000", haloColor: "#008000", haloSize: "6px", text: "HELLO", xoffset: -12, yoffset: 2, font: { size: 12, family: "calibri", weight: "bold" } }; var pointGraphic = new Graphic({ geometry: point, symbol: textSymbol }); view.graphics.add(pointGraphic); }); </script> </head> <body> <div id="viewDiv"></div> </body>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ This should work per the documentation - TextSymbol | API Reference | ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.8

ChrisSmith7 · Answer

Thanks, I'll check into reporting as a bug. It's definitely a nice-to-have, and it seems like it should work per the documentation.

ToddAtkins · Answer

I have only been able to get halos working on FeatureLayer and MapImageLayer sublayer labels. Halos don't seem to work if adding a TextSymbol to the map as a Graphic. Not sure if this is working as intended or not, but it may be worth filing a bug report.

RobertScheitlin__GISP · Answer

Chris,

I have never been able to get halos working myself.