Updating a table using the AWS SDK for Java

Now, let's understand how to update a DynamoDB table using the AWS SDK for Java.

Getting ready…

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How to do it…

In this recipe, we will learn how to update the already created DynamoDB table. Here, we will update the read and write capacity units:

1. Create an instance of the Table class and initiate it by calling the getTable method:

   AmazonDynamoDBClient client = new AmazonDynamoDBClient(new ProfileCredentialsProvider());
   client.setRegion(Region.getRegion(Regions.US_EAST_1));
   DynamoDB dynamoDB = new DynamoDB(client);
   Table table = dynamoDB.getTable("productTableJava");

2. Now, create an instance of the provisioned throughput, and set the read and write capacity units. Earlier, we set the read and write capacity units to one, and now we will update it to two:

   ProvisionedThroughput provisionedThroughput = new ProvisionedThroughput().withReadCapacityUnits(2L).withWriteCapacityUnits(2L);

3. Now, invoke the updateTable...