adding textPath to group makes it disappear

[grsjst]

Bug report

Fiddle

This fiddle illustrates the problem (note it is SVG.js v3.0.13, but the same happens in v3.0.16: https://jsfiddle.net/xbfejms1/

const draw = SVG('#svg');
var rect = draw.rect(100,100).fill('blue');
var textpath = draw.textPath('Some Text along a path', 'M 100 100 C 200 100 300 0 400 100 C 500 
200 600 300 700 200 C 800 100 900 100 900 100');
var g = draw.group();
g.add(rect);    // ok
g.add(textpath);  // nok 

Explanation

• What is the behaviour you expect? the textPath should remain visible despite being part of a group

• What is happening instead? adding the textPath to a group makes it disappear

• What error message are you getting? none

[Fuzzyma]

Thats not a bug. When you create a textpath with the textPath method you are creating a <text> element with a <textPath> element in it. The return value of the method is the textPath. When you move it out of the <text> element, it disappears. You have to move the whole text. You can get it by calling parent().