[java] Sorry.... but another input question

I have no idea what is going on. It seems like when i use stndin.read() to read in a character that character just stays in the buffer stream and affects all if-elses. And I''ve looked in the Java source code and online and can''t find an inputbuffer flush. Here''s the culprit:

public void menu (NodeQueue StockQueue) throws IOException {
        
        boolean endLoop = false;
        //stndin = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

        while (!endLoop) {
            System.out.flush();
            System.out.print ("Would you like to buy some stock today? ");
            char answer = (char)stndin.read();
            if (answer == ''y'' || answer == ''Y'') {
                 buyStock(StockQueue);
                 System.out.println();    
            }
                          
            
            else if (answer == ''n'' || answer == ''N'') {
                if (!StockQueue.isEmpty()) {
                    System.out.print ("Would you like to sell your stock today? ");
                    answer = (char)System.in.read();
                    //before i used (char)stndin.read(), but it

// kept bypassing the if statement and execute the else

// statement if "answer == ''n''" from the prior read()

                    if (answer == ''y'' || answer == ''Y'')
                        sellStock(StockQueue);
                    else {
                        System.out.println();
                        System.out.println ("Program will now terminate. Thank you. ");
                        endLoop = true;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        
    }

now here''s are the functions that are called:

public void sellStock (NodeQueue StockQueue) throws IOException {
        
        String line = null;
        int sold_shares = 0;
        
        System.out.println ("Please enter number of shares you wish to sell: ");
        
        line = stndin.readLine();
        sold_shares = Integer.parseInt(line);
        int s_price =  10 + (int)(Math.random() * 6);
        boolean isSharesThere = (sold_shares > 0);
        System.out.print (line);
        
        Stock boughtStock = (Stock)StockQueue.front();
        while (isSharesThere && !StockQueue.isEmpty()) {
           
            if (sold_shares > boughtStock.getShares()) {
                sold_shares = sold_shares - boughtStock.getShares();
                capital_gain += boughtStock.getShares()*(s_price - boughtStock.getPrices());
                StockQueue.dequeue();
            }
            else {
                int new_shares = boughtStock.getShares() - sold_shares;
                capital_gain += sold_shares*(s_price - boughtStock.getPrices());
                ((Stock)(StockQueue.front())).setShares(new_shares);
            }  
        }

and....

public void buyStock (NodeQueue StockQueue) throws IOException {
        /*BufferedReader*/ 
       // if (stndin == null)

          stndin = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        
        String line = null;
        int new_shares = 0;
        System.out.print("Please enter number of shares you wish to buy: ");
        
        line = stndin.readLine();
        new_shares = Integer.parseInt(line);
        int r_price =  10 + (int)(Math.random() * 6);
        
        Stock newStock = new Stock(new_shares, r_price);
        StockQueue.enqueue(newStock);
        
    }

does anyone know how to flush the inputbuffer or just force it to take another input when prompted to?

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