can "do" function statement in postgresql return a value?

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No, the DO statement in PostgreSQL cannot return a value. The DO statement is used to
execute an anonymous code block, usually written in PL/pgSQL or other supported
procedural languages. It is typically used for running procedural code that does not need to
return a result directly.

If you need to return a value from a block of procedural code, you should create a function
using the CREATE FUNCTION statement. Functions can be designed to return a value or a
set of values.

Here's an example of a DO statement:

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DO $$

BEGIN

-- Your procedural code here

PERFORM my_function();

END $$;

And here's an example of a function that returns a value:

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CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION my_function() RETURNS integer AS $$

BEGIN

RETURN 42;

END;

$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
-- To call the function and get the return value

SELECT my_function();

If you need the result of the procedural logic, you should use the CREATE FUNCTION
approach.