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import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.application.Launcher;
import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
import javafx.collections.Sequence;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Node;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.table.TableColumn;
import javafx.scene.control.table.TableView;
import javafx.scene.control.table.model.SequenceTableModel;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class Main extends Application {

    @Override
    public void start() {

        Stage stage = new Stage();
        stage.setTitle("Hello Table");

        final Group root = new Group();
        Scene scene = new Scene(root);
        stage.setScene(scene);

        Sequence children = root.getChildren();
        children.add(getTableView());
        stage.setVisible(true);
    }

 	//TableView is a node...
    public static Node getTableView() {

        Sequence data = fetchDataFromServer();

        TableView tableView = new TableView();
        SequenceTableModel tableModel = new SequenceTableModel(data);
        tableView.setModel(tableModel);

        TableColumn[] columns = buildColumns(data);
        tableView.getColumns().addAll(columns);
        return tableView;
    }

    //sequence is an Observable java.util.List. It could come directly from e.g. JPA EntityManager.
    public static Sequence fetchDataFromServer() {
        return FXCollections.sequence(
                new Person("Duke", "Java"),
                new Person("DukeFX", "JavaFX"));

    }

    public static TableColumn[] buildColumns(final Sequence data) {
        TableColumn firstNameCol = new TableColumn();
        firstNameCol.setText("First");
        firstNameCol.setGetCellData(new TableColumn.GetCellData() {

            @Override
            public Object get(long row, int col) {
                return data.get((int) row).getFirstName();
            }
        });

        TableColumn lastNameCol = new TableColumn();
        lastNameCol.setText("Last");
        lastNameCol.setGetCellData(new TableColumn.GetCellData() {

            @Override
            public Object get(long row, int col) {
                return data.get((int) row).getLastName();
            }
        });

        return new TableColumn[]{firstNameCol, lastNameCol};

    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Launcher.launch(Main.class, args);
    }
}


public class Person {

    private String firstName;
    private String lastName;

    public Person(String firstName, String lastName) {
        this.firstName = firstName;
        this.lastName = lastName;
    }
//with getters.
}