InitializeApp firebase in react native: Error "Unexpected token - firebase

Question

Got error while initializing Firebase configuration in expo react native. Unexpected token ";"
Enviroment:
Expo development
React native
firebase
visual studio code editor
What I want:
I am new , learning how to authenticate /login in react native application using firebase email/password method.
What I did:
In the code editor tool--> app.js--> I imported the firebase , created a const to define the firebase config parameters.
After that, I tried to initialize firebase .
What is the issue:
When I ran the app on my phone , the following error occurred.
SyntaxError: C:\Users\Jituni\bholmentorworld\App.js: Unexpected token, expected ";" (32:23)
30 | };
31 |
32 | firebase.initializeApp{firebaseConfig};
| ^
33 |
34 | export default class App extends React.Component{
35 |
[import React from "react";
import { Image, Button, TextInput, ScrollView, Stylesheet, Text, View } from "react-native";
import * as firebase from 'firebase';
const firebaseConfig={
apiKey:"AIzaSyDimdV7iWkVaLKpQVqt82_TiSuRA0NBAOE",
authDomain:"firebaseapp",
databaseURL:"mentordunia",
projectId:"mentordunia",
storageBucket:"",
messagingSenderId:"1055433782606",
appId:"b308d4b9d990db06",
};
firebase.initializeApp{firebaseConfig};
export default class App extends React.Component{
render() {
return <AppContainer/>;
}
};][1]
Expected result:
Should not receive error to initialize firebase
Actual result:
Error in initialing firebase

Answer 1

I recommend using a linter to catch any possible error, I personally use eslint with vs code.
firebase.initializeApp{firebaseConfig}; should be firebase.initializeApp(firebaseConfig);