DynamoDB Cookbook

Creating a DynamoDB table with a Local Secondary Index using the AWS SDK for Java

As mentioned earlier, we have seen how to create a table with a global secondary index; now, let's see how to create a table with a local secondary index.

Getting ready

To perform this operation, you can use the IDE of your choice.

How to do it…

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

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

   AmazonDynamoDBClient client = new AmazonDynamoDBClient(new ProfileCredentialsProvider());
       client.setRegion(Region.getRegion(Regions.US_EAST_1));
   DynamoDB dynamoDB = new DynamoDB(client);

2. Create the attribute ...