C# the position of the object

Hey guys,

I need to know the position of a child to the parent position. I have a script that uses transform.translate so colliders don't work anymore. it needs to stop at -5.5 and 5.5 so I thought an if statement. public class SideMove : MonoBehaviour { public float amountMove = 0.05f; void Update () { if(Input.GetButtonDown("Left")) { if(position <= -5.5) { //don't go further } else{ Vector3 position = transform.position; position.x -= amountMove; transform.position = position; } if(Input.GetButtonDown("Right")) { if(position >= 5.5) { //don't go further } else{ Vector3 position = transform.position; position.x += amountMove; transform.position = position; } } } }

sorry if the "{}" are messed up, I tried to fix it. Anyway how do I set the current position so I can use it in a if statement?

sorry for the bad english

Thank you