src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/processing/JavacProcessingEnvironment.java

@@ -1514,10 +1514,18 @@
      */
     public Context getContext() {
         return context;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Internal use method to return the writer being used by the
+     * processing environment.
+     */
+    public PrintWriter getWriter() {
+        return context.get(Log.outKey);
+    }
+
     public String toString() {
         return "javac ProcessingEnvironment";
     }
 
     public static boolean isValidOptionName(String optionName) {