problems with switch()

i'm running php 4.0. most of my code looks something like this: <html> <body> <? $x = 1 ?> <? if ($x == 1) { ?> x = 1 <? } else { ?> x != 1 <? } ?> </body> </html> i know that may not be the easiest thing for the parser to parse, but it's easier for me to read it. basically i'm going in and out of php code through the block of the if() statement. but if i do something like this: <html> <body> <? $x = 1 ?> <? switch ($x) { ?> <? case 1: ?> x = 1 <? break ?> <? default: ?> x != 1 <? } ?> </body> </html> i get this error: Parse error: parse error, expecting T_CASE' or T_DEFAULT' or `'}'' referencing the line right after the switch() statement. but if i do this: <html> <body> <? $x = 1 ?> <? switch ($x) { case 1: echo "x = 1"; break; default: echo "x != 1"; } ?> </body> </html> it works just fine. is there any reason i can't jump in and out of php code in the block of a switch() statement? it works just fine with if()s, while()s, and for()s. -jr