Question: So I am trying to fetch data from Firestore, when I console log it I got the content of my collection back, but when I move the code to a function I am not able to return it back.

This code works:

```
const db = firebase.firestore();
db.settings({ timestampsInSnapshots: true});
db.collection('story').get().then((snapshot) => {
snapshot.docs.forEach(doc => {console.log(doc.data())
    ;})
})

```

This doesnt work. (it compiles, but doesn`t return anything):

```
...
getMyStory = () => {
        const db = firebase.firestore();
        db.settings({ timestampsInSnapshots: true});
        db.collection('story').get().then((snapshot) => {
        snapshot.docs.forEach(doc => {
            let items = doc.data();
        })
        });
        return this.items;
    }

    render () {

        return (
        <p>{this.getMyStory}</p>
);
}

```

What am I doing wrong?

Answer: 
Your rendering logic will need to account for the query to Firebase being asynchronous. Consider making use of your components `state` to resolve this, by making the following adjustments to your code:

```
getMyStory() { /* Remove arrow function */

    const db = firebase.firestore();
    db.settings({ timestampsInSnapshots: true});
    db.collection('story').get().then((snapshot) => {

      snapshot.docs.forEach(doc => {
          let items = doc.data();

          /* Make data suitable for rendering */
          items = JSON.stringify(items);

          /* Update the components state with query result */
          this.setState({ items : items }) 
      });

    });
}

```

Next, add `componentDidMount()` to your component, and then add the call to `getMyStory()` like so:

```
componentDidMount() {

    /* Cause your component to request data from Firebase when
       component first mounted */
    this.getMyStory()
}

```

Finall, update your render method to use the state, rather than method:

```
  render () {

    return (<p>{ this.state.items || 'Loading' }</p>);
 }

```

Hope this helps!
```
import React, { Component } from "react";
import firebase from "../config";

class App extends Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);

    // Reference firebase in this.state, creating a global key-value pair
    this.state = {
      roomsRef: firebase.firestore().collection("rooms"),
      rooms: []
    };
  }

  // Retrieve data from firebase and set state
  getDb(db) {
    db.get().then(querySnapshot => {
      querySnapshot.forEach(doc => {
        let room = doc.data();
        room.key = doc.id;
        this.setState({
          rooms: this.state.rooms.concat(room)
        });
      });
    });
  }

  // 
  componentDidMount() {
    this.getDb(this.state.roomsRef);
  }

  render() {
    const rooms = this.state.rooms.map((r, i) => <li key={i}>{r.name}</li>);

    return (
      <div className="App">
        <section className="room-list">
          {this.state.rooms.length === 0 ? (
            <p>loading...</p>
          ) : (
            <ul>{rooms}</ul>
          )}
        </section>
      </div>
    );
  }
}

export default App;

```