[Browsable(false)]
public virtual int RowHandle { get; }

<Browsable(False)>
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property RowHandle As Integer

// implementing RowOperationRestoreOrder class
public class RowOperationRestoreOrder : RowOperation {
    private VGridControl vGrid;
    // reserving a list for category and editor rows processing
    private ArrayList childRows; 
    // reserving a list for multi-editor rows processing
    private ArrayList meRows; 

    public RowOperationRestoreOrder(VGridControl grid) : base() {
        this.vGrid = grid;
    }
    public override void Init(){
        // creating a specific list for child category and editor rows
        childRows = new ArrayList(); 
        // creating a specific list for multi-editor rows
        meRows = new ArrayList(); 
        vGrid.BeginUpdate(); // preventing the grid from being updated
    }
    public override void Execute(DevExpress.XtraVerticalGrid.Rows.BaseRow row){
        switch (row.XtraRowTypeID){
            case 0: // category row is processed
                // adding non top-level category row to specific list
                if (row.ParentRow != null) childRows.Add(row); 
                // hiding row in the Customization Form
                row.Visible = false; 
                break;
            case 1: // editor row is processed
                // adding non top-level editor row to specific list
                if (row.ParentRow != null) childRows.Add(row); 
                // making row visible
                if (!row.Visible) row.Visible = true; 
                break;
            case 2: // multi-editor row is processed
                // adding multi-editor row to specific list
                meRows.Add(row); 
                break;
        }
    }

    public override void Release(){
        // splitting each multi-editor row from the obtained list into several editor rows
        foreach (MultiEditorRow meRow in meRows) {
            foreach (RowProperties rowItem in meRow.PropertiesCollection) {
                // creating a new editor row for each row item 
                // of the processed multi-editor row
                EditorRow eRow = new EditorRow(); 
                // copying property settings from row item to the new editor row
                rowItem.AssignTo(eRow.Properties); 
                // adding the newly created row to the grid collection of top-level rows
                vGrid.Rows.Add(eRow); 
            }
            // deleting the processed multi-editor row
            if (meRow.ParentRow != null) meRow.ParentRow.ChildRows.Remove(meRow);
            else meRow.Grid.Rows.Remove(meRow);
        }
        // moving each category or editor row from the obtained list 
        // to the collection of top-level grid rows
        foreach (BaseRow row in childRows) {
            row.Grid.MoveRow(row, row.Grid.Rows[0], true);
        }
        // unlocking the grid and causing its immediate repainting
        vGrid.EndUpdate(); 
    }
}

private void RestoreRowOrder() {
    // creating an instance of the RowOperationRestoreOrder class 
    // and performing the operation on rows
    RowOperationRestoreOrder restoreOrder = new RowOperationRestoreOrder(vGridControl1);
    vGridControl1.RowsIterator.DoOperation(restoreOrder);

    // creating an instance of a list used to automatically sort grid rows 
    // according to associated data fields
    SortedList sortList = new SortedList();
    // adding RowHandle and Name property values of all non-category rows 
    // to list as key-value pairs
    foreach (BaseRow row in vGridControl1.Rows) {
        if (row.Properties.RowHandle != -1) 
            sortList.Add(row.Properties.RowHandle, row.Name);
    }
    // setting the list capacity to the actual number of elements
    sortList.TrimToSize();
    // bringing order of grid rows in correspondence with the data fields order 
    for (int i = 0; i < sortList.Count; i++ ) {
        vGridControl1.Rows[sortList.GetByIndex(i).ToString()].Index = i;
    }
}

' Creating RowOperationRestoreOrder class
Public Class RowOperationRestoreOrder
    Inherits RowOperation
    Private VGrid As VGridControl
    ' reserving a list for category and editor rows processing
    Private ChildRows As ArrayList 
    ' reserving a list for multi-editor rows processing
    Private MERows As ArrayList  

    Public Sub New(ByVal Grid As VGridControl)
        Me.VGrid = Grid
    End Sub
    Public Overrides Sub Init()
        ' creating a specific list for child category and editor rows
        ChildRows = New ArrayList() 
        ' creating a specific list for multi-editor rows
        MERows = New ArrayList() 
        ' preventing the grid from being updated
        VGrid.BeginUpdate() 
    End Sub
    Public Overrides Sub Execute(ByVal Row As BaseRow)
        Select Case Row.XtraRowTypeID
            Case 0 ' category row is processed
                ' adding non top-level category row to specific list
                If Not Row.ParentRow Is Nothing Then ChildRows.Add(Row) 
                ' hiding row in the Customization Form
                Row.Visible = False 
            Case 1 ' editor row is processed
                ' adding non top-level editor row to specific list
                If (Not Row.ParentRow Is Nothing) Then ChildRows.Add(Row) 
                ' making row visible
                If Not Row.Visible Then Row.Visible = True 
            Case 2 ' multi-editor row is processed
                ' adding multi-editor row to specific list
                MERows.Add(Row) 
        End Select
    End Sub

    Public Overrides Sub Release()
        ' splitting each multi-editor row from the obtained list into several editor rows
        Dim MERow As MultiEditorRow
        For Each MERow In MERows
            Dim RowItem As RowProperties
            For Each RowItem In MERow.PropertiesCollection
                ' creating a new editor row for each row item 
                ' of the processed multi-editor row
                Dim ERow As EditorRow = New EditorRow()  
                ' copying property settings from row item to the new editor row
                RowItem.AssignTo(ERow.Properties)  
                ' adding the newly created row to the grid collection of top-level rows
                VGrid.Rows.Add(ERow) 
            Next
            ' deleting the processed multi-editor row
            If Not MERow.ParentRow Is Nothing Then
                MERow.ParentRow.ChildRows.Remove(MERow)
            Else
                MERow.Grid.Rows.Remove(MERow)
            End If
        Next
        ' moving each category or editor row from the obtained list 
        ' to the collection of top-level grid rows
        Dim Row As BaseRow
        For Each Row In ChildRows
            Row.Grid.MoveRow(Row, Row.Grid.Rows(0), True)
        Next
        VGrid.EndUpdate() ' unlocking the grid and causing its immediate repainting
    End Sub
End Class

Private Sub Button10_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button10.Click
    'RestoreRowOrder()
    ' creating an instance of the RowOperationRestoreOrder class 
    ' and performing the operation on rows
    Dim RestoreOrder As New RowOperationRestoreOrder(VGridControl1)
    VGridControl1.RowsIterator.DoOperation(RestoreOrder)

    ' creating an instance of a list used to automatically sort grid rows 
    ' according to associated data fields
    Dim SortList As New SortedList()
    ' adding RowHandle and Name property values of all non-category rows 
    ' to list as key-value pairs
    Dim Row As BaseRow
    For Each Row In VGridControl1.Rows
        If Row.Properties.RowHandle <> -1 Then
            SortList.Add(Row.Properties.RowHandle, Row.Name)
        End If
    Next
    ' setting the list capacity to the actual number of elements
    SortList.TrimToSize()
    ' bringing order of grid rows in correspondence with the data fields order 
    Dim I As Integer
    For I = 0 To (SortList.Count - 1)
        VGridControl1.Rows(SortList.GetByIndex(I).ToString()).Index = I
    Next
End Sub