modifying GridLayout?

[Kate Zoy]

For the purpose of my program, I figured a grid layout would be preferable. However, GridLayout arranges items like this:
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
And I want it to lay them out like this:
1 4 7
2 5 8
3 6 9
Is there anyway I can modify the GridLayout to output my items vertically instead of horizontally? If not, what alternative layout should I use to acheive such distribution?
Let me know! Thanks

[Michael Dunn]

Don't know if you can do it automatically, but this seems to work OK

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
class TestGUI extends JFrame
{
  JButton[] btn = new JButton[9];
  public TestGUI()
  {
    setTitle("Test GUI");
    setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    setSize(300,300);
    setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    Container frame = getContentPane();
    frame.setLayout(new GridLayout(3,3));
    for(int x = 0; x < btn.length; x++) btn[x] = new JButton(""+(x+1));
    for(int x = 0; x < 3; x++)
      for(int y = 0; y < btn.length; y++)
        if(y%3 == x) frame.add(btn[y]);
    setContentPane(frame);
  }
  public static void main( String args[] ){new TestGUI().setVisible(true);}
}

[Kate Zoy]

That makes sense! I'll try it! Thanks