1. On the main menu, choose Run | View Breakpoints, or press ⇧⌘F8 or ⇧⌘F8⇧⌘F8 or ⇧⌘F8⇧⌘F8 or ⇧⌘F8⌥ F9, ⌥F9 or ⌥F9^ ⇧ F8, ⌃⇧F8 or ⌃⇧F8.
  2. In the Breakpoints dialog box that opens, click add.
  3. Select Java Exception Breakpoints or JavaScript Exception Breakpoint from the drop-down list.
  4. In the Choose Exception Class dialog box, specify the desired exception class from the library, or from the project, and click OK.

    IntelliJ IDEA returns you to the Breakpoints dialog box.

  5. Configure the new exception breakpoint as described in Configuring Breakpoints.