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## FirestoreDataConverter.toFirestore() method

Called by the Firestore SDK to convert a custom model object of type `T` into a plain Javascript object (suitable for writing directly to the Firestore database). Used with [setDoc()](./firestore_lite.setdoc.md)<!-- -->,  and .

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
toFirestore(modelObject: T): DocumentData;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  modelObject | T |  |

<b>Returns:</b>

[DocumentData](./firestore_lite.documentdata.md)