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import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.beans.property.SimpleObjectProperty;
import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
import javafx.beans.property.StringProperty;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
import javafx.scene.Node;
import javafx.scene.Parent;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.TableColumn;
import javafx.scene.control.TableView;
import javafx.scene.layout.FlowPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.util.Callback;


/**
 *
 * @author javafx
 */
public class Test extends Application {

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

    private Parent getContent() {
        Pane pane = new Pane();

         ObservableList<Person> items = FXCollections.observableArrayList();
        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
            items.add(new Person("name " + i, "surname " + i));
        }
        TableColumn<Person, Node> column1 = new TableColumn<Person, Node>("First Name");
        column1.setCellValueFactory(new Callback<TableColumn.CellDataFeatures<Person, Node>, ObservableValue<Node>>() {

            @Override
            public ObservableValue<Node> call(final TableColumn.CellDataFeatures<Person, Node> p) {
                SimpleObjectProperty<Node> text = new SimpleObjectProperty<Node>();
                text.setValue(new Label(p.getValue().getFirstName()));
                return text;

            }
        });
        TableColumn<Person, Node> column2 = new TableColumn<Person, Node>("Last Name");
        column2.setCellValueFactory(new Callback<TableColumn.CellDataFeatures<Person, Node>, ObservableValue<Node>>() {

            @Override
            public ObservableValue<Node> call(final TableColumn.CellDataFeatures<Person, Node> p) {
                SimpleObjectProperty<Node> text = new SimpleObjectProperty<Node>();
                text.setValue(new Label(p.getValue().getLastName()));
                return text;

            }
        });
        TableView<Person> table = new TableView<Person>(items);
        table.getColumns().setAll(column1, column2);
        table.setPrefHeight(200);
        table.setFocusTraversable(false);

        pane.getChildren().add(table);
        

        return pane;
    }

    public void start(Stage stage) {
        stage.setX(100);
        stage.setY(100);
        stage.setWidth(700);
        stage.setHeight(700);
        Scene scene = new Scene(getContent());
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }
     public static class Person {

        Person(String firstName, String lastName) {
            this.firstName = new SimpleStringProperty(firstName);
            this.lastName = new SimpleStringProperty(lastName);
        }
        public StringProperty firstName;

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

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

        public StringProperty firstNameProperty() {
            if (firstName == null) {
                firstName = new SimpleStringProperty();
            }
            return firstName;
        }
        public StringProperty lastName;

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

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

        public StringProperty lastNameProperty() {
            if (lastName == null) {
                lastName = new SimpleStringProperty();
            }
            return lastName;
        }
    }
}