import java.sql.*; public class Returning { public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception { Class.forName("org.postgresql.Driver"); Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5820/jurka","jurka",""); Statement stmt = conn.createStatement(); stmt.execute("CREATE TEMP TABLE t (a int, b int)"); ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("INSERT INTO t VALUES (1,2) RETURNING b"); rs.next(); System.out.println(rs.getInt(1)); } }