Putting an item into the DynamoDB table using the AWS SDK for Java

In the previous chapter, we saw how to create a table; now, let's see how to put items into a DynamoDB table.

Getting ready

To perform this operation, you can use the IDE of your choice. You should have also created a table in DynamoDB; if you haven't done this yet, refer to the previous chapters for details.

How to do it…

To get started, create a maven project, and add the AWS SDK dependency in the POM.xml. Here is the latest version of the AWS SDK for Java:

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
    <artifactId>aws-java-sdk</artifactId>
    <version>1.9.30</version>
</dependency>

Once done, perform the following steps to put the items into the DynamoDB table:

1. Create an instance of the DynamoDB class and initialize it with ProfileCredentialsProvider:

   DynamoDB dynamoDB = new DynamoDB(new AmazonDynamoDBClient(new ProfileCredentialsProvider()));

2. Get the table...