Selecting debugger recognized exceptions

You can choose the type of exceptions the Distributed Debugger recognizes for processes you are debugging, so that stepping or execution will stop when one of the selected exceptions is thrown. By default, all unhandled exceptions are recognized by the Distributed Debugger.

Note: When you are debugging interpreted Java, no exceptions are recognized by the debugger, by default.

To select the exceptions recognized by the Distributed Debugger:

  1. Select File > Preferences from the menu bar.
  2. Expand the Debug item in the left-hand window of the Application Preferences dialog.
  3. Locate the process you want to set the exceptions recognized for.
  4. Click on Exception Filter Preferences Settings.
  5. Check the type of exceptions you want the Distributed Debugger to recognize or uncheck exceptions you want the Distributed Debugger to ignore.
  6. Click OK to close the Application Preferences dialog.

To undo changes that you have made to the exception filter, click Reset.

To restore the exception filter preferences factory default settings, click Default.

To set your new exception filter preferences as the default for that programming language, check the Debugger Defaults box before clicking OK.