Compiling java source code to native exe

Question

Is it possible to compile java source code into native exe like C++? Like C++ all headers files are included during compilation, all java library files that are required should be attached in that exe, and this exe should not be a bytecode but native exe instead and run without jvm.

So all I want to know is something like.. if I can replace all C++ syntax with Java syntax and compile to an exe file like one created by C++ compiler which run directly.

Note: I am not talking about packers that wraps java classes in exe and ultimately requires jvm.

Answer 1

As of 2020-05 the current options include:

• javapackager (in openFX, add slimmed down JRE to executable)
• launch4J (35kb external dependency, option to check for and download or include JRE)
• GraalVM native image for real slim executables (but a bit more configuration for use of reflection)