public static boolean areEqual(final VertexProperty a, final Object b) {
        return ElementHelper.areEqual((Element) a, b);
    }
A standard method for determining if two {@link VertexProperty} objects are equal. This method should be used by any
{@link Object#equals(Object)} implementation to ensure consistent behavior.

@param a the first {@link VertexProperty}
@param b the second {@link VertexProperty}
@return true if equal and false otherwise
gremlin-core/src/main/java/org/apache/tinkerpop/gremlin/structure/util/ElementHelper.java