# ParparVM Adds Compact String Storage with Latin-1 and Wider Encodings

DevFeed: [ParparVM Adds Compact String Storage with Latin-1 and Wider Encodings](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/compact-strings-cut-character-storage-in-half-19264.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.codenameone.com/blog/compact-strings-parparvm/>)

Author: Shai Almog

Published: 2026-07-29T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [CodeName One](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/codename-one.md>)

Topics: [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/optimization.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>)

Tags: [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [implementation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/implementation.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [memory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/memory.md>), [optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/optimization.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>)

## AI overview

ParparVM now stores strings in a byte array when all characters fit Latin-1 and uses a char array for wider text. The implementation preserves fused allocation and accounts for concurrent garbage-collector initialization constraints.

## Source excerpt

ParparVM now stores strings in a byte array when every character fits and falls back to a char array for wider text.