MsSc has an analogue of gcc ({})

Question

Does msvc have an analogue of gcc ({}).

I guess the answer is no.
Note that this is a matter of compiler capabilities, not a matter of taste or style.

Not that I recommend that anyone start using the ({}) construct on the subject.

A reference to the ({}) construct: http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-2.95.3/gcc_4.html#SEC62 is officially called "Expressions and Declarations in Expressions". This allows you to embed expressions (e.g. for, goto) and declarations in expressions.

Answer 1

No, it does not contain an equivalent form.

Answer 2

In a way, yes. This expression

... which gcc 4.5 compiles to:

movl $2, 8(%esp) movl $2, 4(%esp) movl $LC0, (%esp) call _printf