TableView.edit(int,tableColumn) works for TextField but not for TextArea. When trying to use TextArea the editing is just canceled.

Modified example code from https://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-23201

package tableviewedit;

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.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.*;
import javafx.scene.control.TableColumn.CellEditEvent;
import javafx.scene.control.cell.PropertyValueFactory;
import javafx.scene.input.KeyCode;
import javafx.scene.input.KeyEvent;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.text.Font;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.util.Callback;

public class TableViewEdit extends Application {

    class EditingCell extends TableCell<Person, String> {

        private TextArea textField;

        public EditingCell() {
        }

        @Override
        public void startEdit() {
            super.startEdit();

            if (textField == null) {
                createTextField();
            }
            setText(null);
            setGraphic(textField);
            textField.selectAll();
            textField.requestFocus();
        }

        @Override
        public void cancelEdit() {
            super.cancelEdit();

            setText((String) getItem());
            setGraphic(null);
        }

        @Override
        public void updateItem(String item, boolean empty) {
            super.updateItem(item, empty);

            if (empty) {
                setText(null);
                setGraphic(null);
            } else {
                if (isEditing()) {
                    if (textField != null) {
                        textField.setText(getString());
                    }
                    setText(null);
                    setGraphic(textField);
                } else {
                    setText(getString());
                    setGraphic(null);
                }
            }
        }

        private void createTextField() {

            textField = new TextArea(getString());
            textField.setMinWidth(this.getWidth() - this.getGraphicTextGap() * 2);
            textField.setOnKeyReleased(new EventHandler<KeyEvent>() {

                @Override
                public void handle(KeyEvent t) {
                    if (t.getCode() == KeyCode.ENTER) {
                        commitEdit(textField.getText());
                    } else if (t.getCode() == KeyCode.ESCAPE) {
                        cancelEdit();
                    }
                }
            });
        }

        private String getString() {
            return getItem() == null ? "" : getItem().toString();
        }
    }

    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", "jacob.smith@example.com"),
            new Person("Isabella", "Johnson", "isabella.johnson@example.com"),
            new Person("Ethan", "Williams", "ethan.williams@example.com"),
            new Person("Emma", "Jones", "emma.jones@example.com"),
            new Person("Michael", "Brown", "michael.brown@example.com"));

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    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(400);
        stage.setHeight(600);

        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"));

        TableColumn lastNameCol = new TableColumn("Last Name");
        lastNameCol.setCellValueFactory(
                new PropertyValueFactory<Person, String>("lastName"));

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

        //Enabling editing
        Callback<TableColumn, TableCell> cellFactory =
                new Callback<TableColumn, TableCell>() {

                    @Override
                    public TableCell call(TableColumn p) {
                        return new EditingCell();
                    }
                };

        firstNameCol.setCellFactory(cellFactory);
        lastNameCol.setCellFactory(cellFactory);
        emailCol.setCellFactory(cellFactory);

        table.setEditable(true);

        //Modifying the firstName property
        firstNameCol.setOnEditCommit(new EventHandler<CellEditEvent<Person, String>>() {

            @Override
            public void handle(CellEditEvent<Person, String> t) {
                ((Person) t.getTableView().getItems().get(
                        t.getTablePosition().getRow())).setFirstName(t.getNewValue());
            }
        });

        //Modifying the lastName property
        lastNameCol.setOnEditCommit(new EventHandler<CellEditEvent<Person, String>>() {

            @Override
            public void handle(CellEditEvent<Person, String> t) {
                ((Person) t.getTableView().getItems().get(
                        t.getTablePosition().getRow())).setLastName(t.getNewValue());
            }
        });

        //Modifying the email property
        emailCol.setOnEditCommit(new EventHandler<CellEditEvent<Person, String>>() {

            @Override
            public void handle(CellEditEvent<Person, String> t) {
                ((Person) t.getTableView().getItems().get(
                        t.getTablePosition().getRow())).setEmail(t.getNewValue());
            }
        });

        table.setItems(data);
        table.getColumns().addAll(firstNameCol, lastNameCol, emailCol);

        final Button editButton = new Button("Edit");
        editButton.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {

            @Override
            public void handle(ActionEvent arg0) {
                table.edit(table.getSelectionModel().getSelectedIndex(), table.getColumns().get(2));
                table.requestFocus();
            }
        });

        final Button addButton = new Button("Add");
        addButton.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {

            @Override
            public void handle(ActionEvent arg0) {
                Person p = new Person("a", "b", "c");
                table.getItems().add(p);
                table.getSelectionModel().select(p);
                editButton.fire();
            }
        });


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

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

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