TableView doesn't commit values on focus lost event

Question

I\'d like to create a table with the following features:

• Edit on key press
• Enter key = next row
• Tab key = next column
• Escape key = c

Answer 1

I got curious and did some background research.

You are facing the problem of a well-known bug in the JavaFX.

Background

When you call commitEdit(textField.getText()), the first thing it does is to check the value of isEditing() and returns if the value is false, without committing.

public void commitEdit(T newValue) {
    if (! isEditing()) return;

    ... // Rest of the things
}

Why does it return false?

As you have probably found out, as soon as you press TAB or ENTER to change your selection, cancelEdit() is called which sets the TableCell.isEditing() to false. By the time the commitEdit() inside textField's focus property listener is called, isEditing() is already returning false.

Solutions / Hacks

There have been on going discussion on the Topic in JavaFX community. People in there have posted hacks, which you are most welcome to look at.

• TableView, TreeView, ListView - Clicking outside of the edited cell, node, or entry should commit the value
• TableCell - commit on focus lost not possible in every case

There is a hack shown in a SO thread, which seems to get the job done, although I haven't tried it (yet).