java - TextField not updating dynamically

Question

this is a really simple code in which text on a button is copied to a TextField. The code works fine but the TextField is not updating instantly on clicking the button. It updates only after i click on the TextField or when i drag the form not on pressing the button instantly. why is this happening,this behavior is unexpected. i am testing this code on a nokia 501 emulator which supports LWUIT.

           a = new Form("CALCULATOR")
                   final TextArea data = new TextArea();
           final Button ab = new Button("Some Value");
           ab.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){

            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub

                data.setText(ab.getText());

            }

           });
           a.addComponent(ab);
           a.addComponent(data);
           a.show();
                   }

Answer 1

After setting the text in the textfield repaint it. This may work

  data.setText(ab.getText());
  data.validate(); or data.repaint();