After creating an index, the next step is to add some mappings to it. We have already seen how to add a mapping via the REST API in Chapter 3, Basic Operations. In this recipe, we will look at how to manage mappings via a native client.
Managing mappings
Getting ready
You need an up-and-running Elasticsearch installation, which we described how to get in the Downloading and installing Elasticsearch recipe in Chapter 1, Getting Started.
A Maven tool or an IDE that natively supports it for Java programming, such as Eclipse or IntelliJ IDEA, must be installed.
The code for this recipe is in the ch13/high-level-client directory and the referred class is MappingOperations.
