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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 ,  and  with `merge:true` or `mergeFields`<!-- -->.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
toFirestore(modelObject: Partial<T>, options: SetOptions): DocumentData;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  modelObject | Partial&lt;T&gt; |  |
|  options | [SetOptions](./firestore_lite.setoptions.md) |  |

<b>Returns:</b>

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