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Code examples for DynamoDB using AWS SDKs

The following code examples show you how to use Amazon DynamoDB with an AWS software development kit (SDK).

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The following code examples show how to get started using DynamoDB.

.NET
AWS SDK for .NET
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

using Amazon.DynamoDBv2; using Amazon.DynamoDBv2.Model; namespace DynamoDB_Actions; public static class HelloDynamoDB { static async Task Main(string[] args) { var dynamoDbClient = new AmazonDynamoDBClient(); Console.WriteLine($"Hello Amazon Dynamo DB! Following are some of your tables:"); Console.WriteLine(); // You can use await and any of the async methods to get a response. // Let's get the first five tables. var response = await dynamoDbClient.ListTablesAsync( new ListTablesRequest() { Limit = 5 }); foreach (var table in response.TableNames) { Console.WriteLine($"\tTable: {table}"); Console.WriteLine(); } } }
  • For API details, see ListTables in AWS SDK for .NET API Reference.

C++
SDK for C++
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

Code for the CMakeLists.txt CMake file.

# Set the minimum required version of CMake for this project. cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13) # Set the AWS service components used by this project. set(SERVICE_COMPONENTS dynamodb) # Set this project's name. project("hello_dynamodb") # Set the C++ standard to use to build this target. # At least C++ 11 is required for the AWS SDK for C++. set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11) # Use the MSVC variable to determine if this is a Windows build. set(WINDOWS_BUILD ${MSVC}) if (WINDOWS_BUILD) # Set the location where CMake can find the installed libraries for the AWS SDK. string(REPLACE ";" "/aws-cpp-sdk-all;" SYSTEM_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_PATH}/aws-cpp-sdk-all") list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${SYSTEM_MODULE_PATH}) endif () # Find the AWS SDK for C++ package. find_package(AWSSDK REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${SERVICE_COMPONENTS}) if (WINDOWS_BUILD) # Copy relevant AWS SDK for C++ libraries into the current binary directory for running and debugging. # set(BIN_SUB_DIR "/Debug") # if you are building from the command line you may need to uncomment this # and set the proper subdirectory to the executables' location. AWSSDK_CPY_DYN_LIBS(SERVICE_COMPONENTS "" ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}${BIN_SUB_DIR}) endif () add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} hello_dynamodb.cpp) target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${AWSSDK_LINK_LIBRARIES})

Code for the hello_dynamodb.cpp source file.

#include <aws/core/Aws.h> #include <aws/dynamodb/DynamoDBClient.h> #include <aws/dynamodb/model/ListTablesRequest.h> #include <iostream> /* * A "Hello DynamoDB" starter application which initializes an Amazon DynamoDB (DynamoDB) client and lists the * DynamoDB tables. * * main function * * Usage: 'hello_dynamodb' * */ int main(int argc, char **argv) { Aws::SDKOptions options; // Optionally change the log level for debugging. // options.loggingOptions.logLevel = Utils::Logging::LogLevel::Debug; Aws::InitAPI(options); // Should only be called once. int result = 0; { Aws::Client::ClientConfiguration clientConfig; // Optional: Set to the AWS Region (overrides config file). // clientConfig.region = "us-east-1"; Aws::DynamoDB::DynamoDBClient dynamodbClient(clientConfig); Aws::DynamoDB::Model::ListTablesRequest listTablesRequest; listTablesRequest.SetLimit(50); do { const Aws::DynamoDB::Model::ListTablesOutcome &outcome = dynamodbClient.ListTables( listTablesRequest); if (!outcome.IsSuccess()) { std::cout << "Error: " << outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl; result = 1; break; } for (const auto &tableName: outcome.GetResult().GetTableNames()) { std::cout << tableName << std::endl; } listTablesRequest.SetExclusiveStartTableName( outcome.GetResult().GetLastEvaluatedTableName()); } while (!listTablesRequest.GetExclusiveStartTableName().empty()); } Aws::ShutdownAPI(options); // Should only be called once. return result; }
  • For API details, see ListTables in AWS SDK for C++ API Reference.

Java
SDK for Java 2.x
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

import software.amazon.awssdk.regions.Region; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.DynamoDbClient; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.DynamoDbException; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.ListTablesRequest; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.ListTablesResponse; import java.util.List; /** * Before running this Java V2 code example, set up your development * environment, including your credentials. * * For more information, see the following documentation topic: * * https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/latest/developer-guide/get-started.html */ public class ListTables { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Listing your Amazon DynamoDB tables:\n"); Region region = Region.US_EAST_1; DynamoDbClient ddb = DynamoDbClient.builder() .region(region) .build(); listAllTables(ddb); ddb.close(); } public static void listAllTables(DynamoDbClient ddb) { boolean moreTables = true; String lastName = null; while (moreTables) { try { ListTablesResponse response = null; if (lastName == null) { ListTablesRequest request = ListTablesRequest.builder().build(); response = ddb.listTables(request); } else { ListTablesRequest request = ListTablesRequest.builder() .exclusiveStartTableName(lastName).build(); response = ddb.listTables(request); } List<String> tableNames = response.tableNames(); if (tableNames.size() > 0) { for (String curName : tableNames) { System.out.format("* %s\n", curName); } } else { System.out.println("No tables found!"); System.exit(0); } lastName = response.lastEvaluatedTableName(); if (lastName == null) { moreTables = false; } } catch (DynamoDbException e) { System.err.println(e.getMessage()); System.exit(1); } } System.out.println("\nDone!"); } }
  • For API details, see ListTables in AWS SDK for Java 2.x API Reference.

JavaScript
SDK for JavaScript (v3)
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

import { ListTablesCommand, DynamoDBClient } from "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb"; const client = new DynamoDBClient({}); export const main = async () => { const command = new ListTablesCommand({}); const response = await client.send(command); console.log(response.TableNames.join("\n")); return response; };
  • For API details, see ListTables in AWS SDK for JavaScript API Reference.