How do I programmatically remove an existing rule that was defined in XML?

Question

I have a linear layout that is contained inside a relative layout. It is set in the XML file to be to the right of another linear layout (this works fine). In some cases I

Answer 1

I think you need to call:

relativeLayout.updateViewLayout(linearLayoutToMove, layoutParams);

after changing the LayoutParams.

In reply to the edit, you can create new LayoutParameters using:

LinearLayout.LayoutParams = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
    LinearLayout.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,
    LinearLayout.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT);

and then add your new rules. Then, update the layout parameters using the previously mentioned updateViewLayout() method.