My application uses JPA read data into TableView then modify and display them. The table refreshed modified record under JavaFx 2.0.3. Under JavaFx 2.1, 2.2, the table wouldn't refresh the update anymore. I found other people have similar issue. My plan was to continue using 2.0.3 until someone fixes the issue under 2.1 and 2.2. Now I know it is not a bug and wouldn't be fixed. Well, I don't know how to deal with this. Following are codes are modified from sample demo to show the issue. If I add a new record or delete a old record from table, table refreshes fine. If I modify a record, the table wouldn't refreshes the change until a add, delete or sort action is taken. If I remove the modified record and add it again, table refreshes. But the modified record is put at button of table. Well, if I remove the modified record, add the same record then move the record to the original spot, the table wouldn't refresh anymore. Below is a completely code, please shine some light on this.

    import javafx.application.Application;
    import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
    import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
    import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
    import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
    import javafx.event.EventHandler;
    import javafx.geometry.HPos;
    import javafx.geometry.Insets;
    import javafx.geometry.Pos;
    import javafx.scene.Group;
    import javafx.scene.Scene;
    import javafx.scene.control.*;
    import javafx.scene.control.cell.PropertyValueFactory;
    import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
    import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
    import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
    import javafx.scene.text.Font;
    import javafx.stage.Modality;
    import javafx.stage.Stage;
    import javafx.stage.StageStyle;

    public class Main extends Application {

        private TextField firtNameField = new TextField();
        private TextField lastNameField = new TextField();
        private TextField emailField = new TextField();
        private Stage editView;
        private Person fPerson;

        public static class Person {

            private final SimpleStringProperty firstName;
            private final SimpleStringProperty lastName;
            private final SimpleStringProperty email;

            private Person(String fName, String lName, String email) {
                this.firstName = new SimpleStringProperty(fName);
                this.lastName = new SimpleStringProperty(lName);
                this.email = new SimpleStringProperty(email);
            }

            public String getFirstName() {
                return firstName.get();
            }

            public void setFirstName(String fName) {
                firstName.set(fName);
            }

            public String getLastName() {
                return lastName.get();
            }

            public void setLastName(String fName) {
                lastName.set(fName);
            }

            public String getEmail() {
                return email.get();
            }

            public void setEmail(String fName) {
                email.set(fName);
            }
        }
        private TableView<Person> table = new TableView<Person>();
        private final ObservableList<Person> data =
                FXCollections.observableArrayList(
                new Person("Jacob", "Smith", "[email protected]"),
                new Person("Isabella", "Johnson", "[email protected]"),
                new Person("Ethan", "Williams", "[email protected]"),
                new Person("Emma", "Jones", "[email protected]"),
                new Person("Michael", "Brown", "[email protected]"));

        public static void main(String[] args) {
            launch(args);
        }

        @Override
        public void start(Stage stage) {
            Scene scene = new Scene(new Group());
            stage.setTitle("Table View Sample");
            stage.setWidth(535);
            stage.setHeight(535);
            editView = new Stage();

            final Label label = new Label("Address Book");
            label.setFont(new Font("Arial", 20));

            TableColumn firstNameCol = new TableColumn("First Name");
            firstNameCol.setCellValueFactory(
                    new PropertyValueFactory<Person, String>("firstName"));
            firstNameCol.setMinWidth(150);

            TableColumn lastNameCol = new TableColumn("Last Name");
            lastNameCol.setCellValueFactory(
                    new PropertyValueFactory<Person, String>("lastName"));
            lastNameCol.setMinWidth(150);
            TableColumn emailCol = new TableColumn("Email");
            emailCol.setMinWidth(200);
            emailCol.setCellValueFactory(
                    new PropertyValueFactory<Person, String>("email"));

            table.setItems(data);
            table.getColumns().addAll(firstNameCol, lastNameCol, emailCol);
    //--- create a edit button and a editPane to edit person   
            Button addButton = new Button("Add");
            addButton.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {

                @Override
                public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
                    fPerson = null;
                    firtNameField.setText("");
                    lastNameField.setText("");
                    emailField.setText("");
                    editView.show();
                }
            });
            Button editButton = new Button("Edit");
            editButton.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {

                @Override
                public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
                    if (table.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem() != null) {
                        fPerson = table.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem();
                        firtNameField.setText(fPerson.getFirstName());
                        lastNameField.setText(fPerson.getLastName());
                        emailField.setText(fPerson.getEmail());
                        editView.show();
                    }
                }
            });
            Button deleteButton = new Button("Delete");
            deleteButton.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {

                @Override
                public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
                    if (table.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem() != null) {
                        data.remove(table.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem());
                    }
                }
            });
            HBox addEditDeleteButtonBox = new HBox();
            addEditDeleteButtonBox.getChildren().addAll(addButton, editButton, deleteButton);
            addEditDeleteButtonBox.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_RIGHT);
            addEditDeleteButtonBox.setSpacing(3);

            GridPane editPane = new GridPane();
            editPane.getStyleClass().add("editView");
            editPane.setPadding(new Insets(3));
            editPane.setHgap(5);
            editPane.setVgap(5);
            Label personLbl = new Label("Person:");
            editPane.add(personLbl, 0, 1);
            GridPane.setHalignment(personLbl, HPos.LEFT);

            firtNameField.setPrefWidth(250);
            lastNameField.setPrefWidth(250);
            emailField.setPrefWidth(250);
            Label firstNameLabel = new Label("First Name:");
            Label lastNameLabel = new Label("Last Name:");
            Label emailLabel = new Label("Email:");

            editPane.add(firstNameLabel, 0, 3);
            editPane.add(firtNameField, 1, 3);
            editPane.add(lastNameLabel, 0, 4);
            editPane.add(lastNameField, 1, 4);
            editPane.add(emailLabel, 0, 5);
            editPane.add(emailField, 1, 5);
            GridPane.setHalignment(firstNameLabel, HPos.RIGHT);
            GridPane.setHalignment(lastNameLabel, HPos.RIGHT);
            GridPane.setHalignment(emailLabel, HPos.RIGHT);

            Button saveButton = new Button("Save");
            saveButton.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {

                @Override
                public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
                    if (fPerson == null) {
                        fPerson = new Person(
                                firtNameField.getText(),
                                lastNameField.getText(),
                                emailField.getText());
                        data.add(fPerson);
                    } else {
                        int k = -1;
                        if (data.size() > 0) {
                            for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); i++) {
                                if (data.get(i) == fPerson) {
                                    k = i;
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        fPerson.setFirstName(firtNameField.getText());
                        fPerson.setLastName(lastNameField.getText());
                        fPerson.setEmail(emailField.getText());
                        data.set(k, fPerson);
                        table.setItems(data);

    //  The following will work, but edited person has to be added to the button
    //
    //                    data.remove(fPerson);
    //                    data.add(fPerson);

    // add and remove refresh the table, but now move edited person to original spot, 
    // it failed again with the following code
    //                    while (data.indexOf(fPerson) != k) {
    //                        int i = data.indexOf(fPerson);
    //                        Collections.swap(data, i, i - 1);
    //                    }
                    }
                    editView.close();
                }
            });
            Button cancelButton = new Button("Cancel");
            cancelButton.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {

                @Override
                public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
                    editView.close();
                }
            });

            HBox saveCancelButtonBox = new HBox();
            saveCancelButtonBox.getChildren().addAll(saveButton, cancelButton);
            saveCancelButtonBox.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_RIGHT);
            saveCancelButtonBox.setSpacing(3);

            VBox editBox = new VBox();
            editBox.getChildren().addAll(editPane, saveCancelButtonBox);

            Scene editScene = new Scene(editBox);
            editView.setTitle("Person");
            editView.initStyle(StageStyle.UTILITY);
            editView.initModality(Modality.APPLICATION_MODAL);
            editView.setScene(editScene);
            editView.close();

            final VBox vbox = new VBox();
            vbox.setSpacing(5);
            vbox.getChildren().addAll(label, table, addEditDeleteButtonBox);
            vbox.setPadding(new Insets(10, 0, 0, 10));

            ((Group) scene.getRoot()).getChildren().addAll(vbox);

            stage.setScene(scene);
            stage.show();
        }
    }