FB23802262: Text.foregroundStyle(.secondary) has different behavour than other SwiftUI views

[CraigSiemens]

Submission Date

20216-07-16

Status

Open

Area

SwiftUI

Operating System Version

iOS 26.5

Type

Incorrect/Unexpected Behavior

Description

Steps to reproduce (example below)
Setup a container view setting a custom primary and secondary foreground style (blue and orange).
Add a Text with .foregroundStyle(.secondary)

Expected behaviour
The text should use the secondary foreground style (orange) that is set on its parent view, matching the behaviour of calling the same modifier on other views (Button, Label, etc) or containers containing text (HStack, Group, etc).

Actual Behaviour
The text uses the secondary style of the primary foreground style (faded blue).

Example

var text: some View {
    Text("Secondary")
}

#Preview {
    VStack {
        Section("Actual") {
            Text("Modified Primary").foregroundStyle(.secondary)
        }

        Divider()

        Section("Expected") {
            text.foregroundStyle(.secondary)
            HStack { Text("Secondary") }.foregroundStyle(.secondary)
            Group { Text("Secondary") }.foregroundStyle(.secondary)
            AnyView(Text("Secondary")).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
            Button("Secondary") {}.foregroundStyle(.secondary)
        }
    }
    .foregroundStyle(.blue, .orange)
}

Keywords

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