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## setWithPriority() function

Writes data the Database location. Like `set()` but also specifies the priority for that data.

Applications need not use priority but can order collections by ordinary properties (see [Sorting and filtering data](https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/web/lists-of-data#sorting_and_filtering_data) ).

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function setWithPriority(ref: Reference, value: unknown, priority: string | number | null): Promise<void>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  ref | [Reference](./database.reference.md) | The location to write to. |
|  value | unknown | The value to be written (string, number, boolean, object, array, or null). |
|  priority | string \| number \| null | The priority to be written (string, number, or null). |

<b>Returns:</b>

Promise&lt;void&gt;

Resolves when write to server is complete.