Arithmetic Exception Equality Check

public static boolean isEqual(int a, int b) { try { int c = 1 / (a - b); } catch (ArithmeticException e) { return true; } return false; }

A Java method checks whether two integers are equal by dividing 1 by their difference. When the numbers are equal, the division causes an ArithmeticException, so the catch block returns true; otherwise it returns false. The joke is the absurdly indirect and overcomplicated way of implementing a simple equality check, making it a reaction for bad code or cursed programming logic.

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