Syntax error 1084 in Actionscript

I am getting 2 syntax errors out of this. I am new to Flash. How can I fix this?

var paddlepos:int = paddle.x.position

if; (paddlepos > 253) 
{
    paddle.x.postition = 253;
}

Syntax errors:

Scene 1, Layer 'Actions', Frame 1, Line 28 1084: Syntax error: expecting rightparen before leftbrace.
Scene 1, Layer 'Actions', Frame 开发者_JAVA技巧1, Line 27 1084: Syntax error: expecting leftparen before semicolon.

Thanks.

There are multiple errors:

1. Your if statement doesn't need a semicolon:

   if (paddlepos > 253) 
   

2. When referencing paddle's position, access the x property, as in:

   var paddlepos:Number = paddle.x;
   paddle.x = 253;
   

3. Terminate your first line with a semicolon, and note x should be Number:

   var paddlepos:Number = paddle.x;
   

This code could be reduced to:

if (paddle.x > 253) 
{
    paddle.x = 253;
}

The error on Line 27 tells you the exact reason. "Expecting leftparen before semicolon."

Move that semicolon from your "if;" to the end of your first line of code.