Comparing two integers without any comparison

Question

Is it possible to find the greatest of two integers without any comparison? I found some solutions:

if(!(a/b)) // if a is less than b then division result          


        

Answer 1

void greater(int a, int b) {
    int c = a - b;
    switch(c) {
        case 0:
            cout << "a and b are equal" << endl;
            break;
        default:
            int d = c & (1<<31);
            switch(d) {
                case 0:
                    cout << "a is bigger than b" << endl;
                    break;
                default:
                    cout << "a is less than b" << endl;
            }
    }
}