Index: subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/SVNClient.cpp
===================================================================
--- subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/SVNClient.cpp	(revision 18700)
+++ subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/SVNClient.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -3785,3 +3785,17 @@
     }
     return ret;
 }
+
+jboolean SVNClient::isValidPath(const char *name)
+{
+    Pool requestPool;
+    svn_error_t *error = svn_path_check_valid(name, requestPool.pool()); 
+    if(error == SVN_NO_ERROR)
+    {
+        return JNI_TRUE;
+    }
+    // free the error and return false
+    svn_error_clear(error);
+    return JNI_FALSE;
+}
+
Index: subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/org_tigris_subversion_javahl_SVNClient.cpp
===================================================================
--- subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/org_tigris_subversion_javahl_SVNClient.cpp	(revision 18700)
+++ subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/org_tigris_subversion_javahl_SVNClient.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -1838,3 +1838,22 @@
 	// No standard JNIEntry here, because this call initializes everthing
 	JNIUtil::JNIGlobalInit(env);
 }
+
+JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_org_tigris_subversion_javahl_SVNClient_isValidPath
+  (JNIEnv* env, jobject jthis, jstring jname)
+{
+    JNIEntry(Client, isValidPath);
+    SVNClient *cl = SVNClient::getCppObject(jthis);
+    if (cl == NULL)
+    {
+        JNIUtil::throwError(_("bad c++ this"));
+        return JNI_FALSE;
+    }
+    JNIStringHolder name(jname);
+    if (JNIUtil::isExceptionThrown())
+    {
+        return JNI_FALSE;
+    }
+    return cl->isValidPath(name);
+}
+
Index: subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/SVNClient.h
===================================================================
--- subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/SVNClient.h	(revision 18700)
+++ subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/SVNClient.h	(working copy)
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
     SVNClient();
     virtual ~SVNClient();
     static jobject createJavaLock(const svn_lock_t *lock);
+    jboolean isValidPath(const char *name);
 private:
     static svn_error_t * checkCancel(void *cancelBaton);
     void propertySet(const char *path, const char *name,
@@ -190,7 +191,6 @@
                                      const svn_info_t *info,
                                      apr_pool_t *pool);
     static jobject createJavaInfo2(const char *path, const svn_info_t *info);
-
 };
 // !defined(AFX_SVNCLIENT_H__B5A135CD_3D7C_4ABC_8D75_643B14507979__INCLUDED_)
 #endif
Index: subversion/bindings/java/javahl/src/org/tigris/subversion/javahl/SVNClientInterface.java
===================================================================
--- subversion/bindings/java/javahl/src/org/tigris/subversion/javahl/SVNClientInterface.java	(revision 18700)
+++ subversion/bindings/java/javahl/src/org/tigris/subversion/javahl/SVNClientInterface.java	(working copy)
@@ -868,4 +868,6 @@
      */
     String getVersionInfo(String path, String trailUrl, boolean lastChanged)
             throws ClientException;
+
+    boolean isValidPath(String name) throws ClientException;
 }
Index: subversion/bindings/java/javahl/src/org/tigris/subversion/javahl/SVNClient.java
===================================================================
--- subversion/bindings/java/javahl/src/org/tigris/subversion/javahl/SVNClient.java	(revision 18700)
+++ subversion/bindings/java/javahl/src/org/tigris/subversion/javahl/SVNClient.java	(working copy)
@@ -1128,4 +1128,6 @@
      * NativeResources.loadNativeLibrary
      */
     static native void initNative();
+
+    public native boolean isValidPath(String name);
 }
Index: subversion/bindings/java/javahl/src/org/tigris/subversion/javahl/SVNClientSynchronized.java
===================================================================
--- subversion/bindings/java/javahl/src/org/tigris/subversion/javahl/SVNClientSynchronized.java	(revision 18700)
+++ subversion/bindings/java/javahl/src/org/tigris/subversion/javahl/SVNClientSynchronized.java	(working copy)
@@ -1458,4 +1458,13 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean isValidPath(String name)
+    {
+        synchronized(clazz)
+        {
+            return worker.isValidPath(name);
+        }
+    }
+
+
 }