Specifying table name for an entity

By default,

: tableName = tableNamePrefix + typeof(MyEntity).Name , where tableNamePrefix is the parameter passed to DataContext's constructor.

You can override this with DynamoDBTableAttribute:

[DynamoDBTable("Genres")]
public class Genre : EntityBase
{
...
}

Unfortunately, DynamoDBTableAttribute cannot be put on an interface. So, if you're defining your entity as an interface, then your last option is to use the GetTable<TEntity>() method, that takes a Table instance as a parameter:

private static Table _reviewersTable;

public DataTable<Reviewer> Reviewers
{
    get
    {
        if (_reviewersTable == null)
        {
            _reviewersTable = Table.LoadTable(DynamoDbClient, "Reviewers");
        }
        return this.GetTable<Reviewer>(string.Empty, null, _reviewersTable);
    }
}

NOTE: Table.LoadTable() method takes some time, because it gets the table description from DynamoDB (makes a heavy request). This is why Table objects are cached in a static variable inside DataContext. So, if you're recreating DataContext instances inside your ASP.Net page implementation, that, of course, does not lead to a DynamoDB request each time a page is reloaded. But if you're passing your own Table instance, please, cache it as well!