How to: Add an Unbound Column Storing Arbitrary Data

using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base;
using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid;
using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns;

private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
   // ...
   gridControl1.ForceInitialize();

   // Create an unbound column.
   GridColumn unbColumn = gridView1.Columns.AddField("Total");
   unbColumn.VisibleIndex = gridView1.Columns.Count;
   unbColumn.UnboundType = DevExpress.Data.UnboundColumnType.Decimal;
   // Disable editing.
   unbColumn.OptionsColumn.AllowEdit = false;
   // Specify format settings.
   unbColumn.DisplayFormat.FormatType = DevExpress.Utils.FormatType.Numeric;
   unbColumn.DisplayFormat.FormatString = "c";
   // Customize the appearance settings.
   unbColumn.AppearanceCell.BackColor = Color.LemonChiffon;
}

// Returns the total amount for a specific row.
decimal getTotalValue(GridView view, int listSourceRowIndex) {
    decimal unitPrice = Convert.ToDecimal(view.GetListSourceRowCellValue(listSourceRowIndex, "UnitPrice"));
    decimal quantity = Convert.ToDecimal(view.GetListSourceRowCellValue(listSourceRowIndex, "Quantity"));
    decimal discount = Convert.ToDecimal(view.GetListSourceRowCellValue(listSourceRowIndex, "Discount"));
    return unitPrice * quantity * (1 - discount);
}

// Provides data for the Total column.
private void gridView1_CustomUnboundColumnData(object sender, CustomColumnDataEventArgs e) {
   GridView view = sender as GridView;
   if (e.Column.FieldName == "Total" && e.IsGetData) e.Value = 
     getTotalValue(view, e.ListSourceRowIndex);
}

Imports DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base
Imports DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid
Imports DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
  ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
   ' ...
   gridControl1.ForceInitialize()

   ' Create an unbound column.
   Dim unbColumn As GridColumn = GridView1.Columns.AddField("Total")
   unbColumn.VisibleIndex = GridView1.Columns.Count
   unbColumn.UnboundType = DevExpress.Data.UnboundColumnType.Decimal
   ' Disable editing.
   unbColumn.OptionsColumn.AllowEdit = False
   ' Specify format settings.
   unbColumn.DisplayFormat.FormatType = DevExpress.Utils.FormatType.Numeric
   unbColumn.DisplayFormat.FormatString = "c"
   ' Customize the appearance settings.
   unbColumn.AppearanceCell.BackColor = Color.LemonChiffon
End Sub

' Returns the total amount for a specific row.
Private Function getTotalValue(view As GridView, listSourceRowIndex As Integer) As Decimal
    Dim unitPrice As Decimal = Convert.ToDecimal(view.GetListSourceRowCellValue(listSourceRowIndex, "UnitPrice"))
    Dim quantity As Decimal = Convert.ToDecimal(view.GetListSourceRowCellValue(listSourceRowIndex, "Quantity"))
    Dim discount As Decimal = Convert.ToDecimal(view.GetListSourceRowCellValue(listSourceRowIndex, "Discount"))
    Return unitPrice * quantity * (1 - discount)
End Function

' Provides data for the Total column.
Private Sub GridView1_CustomUnboundColumnData(ByVal sender As Object, _
  ByVal e As CustomColumnDataEventArgs) Handles GridView1.CustomUnboundColumnData
   Dim view As GridView = TryCast(sender, GridView)
   If e.Column.FieldName = "Total" AndAlso e.IsGetData Then
      e.Value = getTotalValue(view, e.ListSourceRowIndex)
   End If
End Sub