Hello,

I have an ultragrid with 3 columns:

I'm trying to create, with groups, the following;

but when i try to do it:

    Private Sub UltraGrid1_InitializeLayout(sender As Object, e As Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid.InitializeLayoutEventArgs) Handles UltraGrid1.InitializeLayout
        With e.Layout
            .GroupByBox.Hidden = True
            With .Bands(0)
                .RowLayoutStyle = RowLayoutStyle.GroupLayout

                .Columns("col1").RowLayoutColumnInfo.SpanY = 4

                Dim mGroup As UltraGridGroup = .Groups.Add("G1", "Group 1")
                .Columns("Col2").RowLayoutColumnInfo.ParentGroup = mGroup
                .Columns("col3").RowLayoutColumnInfo.ParentGroup = mGroup
            End With
        End With
    End Sub

I get:

The result is not in the desired order, and i cannot reorder it...

I found a workaround:

    Private Sub UltraGrid1_InitializeLayout(sender As Object, e As Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid.InitializeLayoutEventArgs) Handles UltraGrid1.InitializeLayout
        With e.Layout
            .GroupByBox.Hidden = True
            With .Bands(0)
                .RowLayoutStyle = RowLayoutStyle.GroupLayout

                Dim mBogusGroup As UltraGridGroup = .Groups.Add("BG", "")
                mBogusGroup.RowLayoutGroupInfo.LabelPosition = LabelPosition.None
                With .Columns("col1")
                    .RowLayoutColumnInfo.ParentGroup = mBogusGroup
                    .RowLayoutColumnInfo.SpanY = 4
                End With

                Dim mGroup As UltraGridGroup = .Groups.Add("G1", "Group 1")
                .Columns("Col2").RowLayoutColumnInfo.ParentGroup = mGroup
                .Columns("col3").RowLayoutColumnInfo.ParentGroup = mGroup
            End With
        End With
    End Sub

But for every column i have i need to ensure that it has a group column.

Is there a simpler/better way?