How can I express that two values are not equal to eachother?

Question

Is there a method similar to equals() that expresses \"not equal to\"?

An example of what I am trying to accomplish is below:

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Answer 1

If the class implements comparable, you could also do

int compRes = a.compareTo(b);
if(compRes < 0 || compRes > 0)
    System.out.println("not equal");
else
    System.out.println("equal);

doesn't use a !, though not particularly useful, or readable....