Description
On Android, a Text with numberOfLines can crash the application when a nested Text has textDecorationLine: 'underline' or 'line-through' and the decorated range starts after content that is omitted by the truncated native layout.
Both decoration types fail in the same native drawing path. This is a fatal main-thread exception rather than a redbox or a JavaScript error.
Additional context
drawSpannedDecoration() obtains start and end from the complete Spanned text, then calls layout.getPrimaryHorizontal(start/end). With numberOfLines, the native Layout can end before the decorated span. In this example, the span starts at offset 60 while the only layout line ends at offset 19, so Android throws before drawing the decoration.
Underline and line-through share this drawing function, which explains why both variants crash. A safe fix likely needs to skip or clip decoration ranges to offsets represented by the truncated Layout before calling getPrimaryHorizontal.
Relevant React Native 0.87.1 source:
This may be adjacent to #57900, which reports Android text-decoration rendering differences. This report is specifically about a fatal out-of-bounds exception caused by a decorated range outside a truncated layout.
Steps to reproduce
- Clone
[react-native-text-decoration-crash-repro](https://github.com/ouabing/react-native-text-decoration-crash-repro).
npm install.
npm start.
npm run android.
- Press Reproduce with underline or Reproduce with line-through.
The minimal trigger is:
<Text numberOfLines={1} ellipsizeMode="tail">
{'Visible first line\n\nThird paragraph\n\nHidden decorated text: '}
<Text style={{textDecorationLine: 'line-through'}}>
decorated text outside the one-line layout
</Text>
</Text>
Changing line-through to underline reproduces the same crash. Removing numberOfLines, the line breaks, or textDecorationLine avoids it.
React Native Version
0.87.1
Affected Platforms
Runtime - Android
Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info
System:
OS: macOS 26.6.1
CPU: Apple M1 Pro (arm64)
Binaries:
Node: 22.13.1
npm: 10.9.2
Java: 17.0.16
npmPackages:
react: 19.2.3
react-native: 0.87.1
Android:
Android 14 / API 34 arm64 emulator
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: true
Stacktrace or Logs
FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: com.rntextdecorationcrashrepro
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: offset(60) should be less than line limit(19)
at android.text.TextLine.measure(TextLine.java:389)
at android.text.Layout.getHorizontal(Layout.java:1390)
at android.text.Layout.getHorizontal(Layout.java:1366)
at android.text.Layout.getPrimaryHorizontal(Layout.java:1336)
at android.text.Layout.getPrimaryHorizontal(Layout.java:1325)
at com.facebook.react.views.text.TextDecorationStyleKt.drawSpannedDecoration(TextDecorationStyle.kt:182)
at com.facebook.react.views.text.internal.span.ReactUnderlineSpan.onDraw(ReactUnderlineSpan.kt:31)
at com.facebook.react.views.text.ReactTextView.drawTextEffects(ReactTextView.java:283)
at com.facebook.react.views.text.ReactTextView.onDraw(ReactTextView.java:227)
MANDATORY Reproducer
https://github.com/ouabing/react-native-text-decoration-crash-repro
Screenshots and Videos
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Description
On Android, a
TextwithnumberOfLinescan crash the application when a nestedTexthastextDecorationLine: 'underline'or'line-through'and the decorated range starts after content that is omitted by the truncated native layout.Both decoration types fail in the same native drawing path. This is a fatal main-thread exception rather than a redbox or a JavaScript error.
Additional context
drawSpannedDecoration()obtainsstartandendfrom the completeSpannedtext, then callslayout.getPrimaryHorizontal(start/end). WithnumberOfLines, the nativeLayoutcan end before the decorated span. In this example, the span starts at offset 60 while the only layout line ends at offset 19, so Android throws before drawing the decoration.Underline and line-through share this drawing function, which explains why both variants crash. A safe fix likely needs to skip or clip decoration ranges to offsets represented by the truncated
Layoutbefore callinggetPrimaryHorizontal.Relevant React Native 0.87.1 source:
TextDecorationStyle.kt, especially the calls togetPrimaryHorizontalpackages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/internal/span/ReactUnderlineSpan.ktpackages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/internal/span/ReactStrikethroughSpan.ktThis may be adjacent to #57900, which reports Android text-decoration rendering differences. This report is specifically about a fatal out-of-bounds exception caused by a decorated range outside a truncated layout.
Steps to reproduce
[react-native-text-decoration-crash-repro](https://github.com/ouabing/react-native-text-decoration-crash-repro).npm install.npm start.npm run android.The minimal trigger is:
Changing
line-throughtounderlinereproduces the same crash. RemovingnumberOfLines, the line breaks, ortextDecorationLineavoids it.React Native Version
0.87.1
Affected Platforms
Runtime - Android
Output of
npx @react-native-community/cli infoStacktrace or Logs
MANDATORY Reproducer
https://github.com/ouabing/react-native-text-decoration-crash-repro
Screenshots and Videos
No response