CCSprite runAction do nothing , how can i verify if an action is running?

cocos2d-x C++
#1

Hey
i have simple CCSprite extended class inside i have simple function that suppose to make simple moving animation
the function looks like this :

void MAGem::highlightGem()
{
   //Build a simple repeating "wobbly" animation
    CCMoveBy *moveUp = CCMoveBy::create(0.5f,ccp(0,5));
    CCMoveBy *moveDown = CCMoveBy::create(0.5f,ccp(0,-5));
    CCSequence *moveAround = CCSequence::create(moveUp,moveDown,NULL);
    CCRepeatForever *gemHop = CCRepeatForever::create(moveAround);
    CCAction *action = runAction(gemHop);
    if(action == NULL)
    {
        CCLOG("action is null!");
    }
    else
    {
        CCLOG("highlightGem()");
    }
}

this is the header

class MAGem :public CCSprite ,public CCTargetedTouchDelegate 
{
    public:        
        MAGem();
        ~MAGem();
        CC_SYNTHESIZE(int,rowNum,RowNum)
        CC_SYNTHESIZE(int,colNum,ColNum)
        CC_SYNTHESIZE(GemType,gemType,GemType)
        CC_SYNTHESIZE(GemState,gemState,GemState)
        CC_SYNTHESIZE(MAPlayfieldLayer*,gameLayer,GameLayer)
        bool isGemSameAs(MAGem* otherGem);
        bool isGemInSameRow(MAGem* otherGem);
        bool isGemInSameColumn(MAGem* otherGem);
        bool isGemBeside(MAGem* otherGem);
        void highlightGem();
        void stopHighlightGem();
        CCRect rect();
        bool containsTouchLocation(CCTouch* touch);

};

the function do called and all the action including the runAction function do run and not returning null poiters …
but no animation is seen the CCSprite doesn’t move at all.
what im doing wrong here ?
how can i verify if an action is running?

#2

Nothing is popping out to me as obviously wrong (I’m assuming the sprite itself shows up on screen).

If you aren’t leveraging any other actions, you can put a breakpoint in in CCRepeatForever’s update function to see if it ever hits.

#3

You could use numberOfRunningActions()

#4

well i set break point in :
void CCMoveTo::update(float time)
and
void CCRepeat::update(float dt)
there never get hit

also the numberOfRunningActions() is always 1