Simple problem but help needed

Question

how do I accept a character y or n from the user? otherthan readLine()used for String console input. which function should I use to accept y or n and proceed based on y or n , same is the case with boolean. If I would want to accept a boolean value from the console
from the user and would want to proceed according to what boolean value(true or false) has been entered by the user
import java.io.*;
public class acceptUsersChoice{
public static void main(String args[])throws IOException{
InputStreamReader hi=new InputStreamReader(System.in);
BufferedReader hey=new BufferedReader(hi);
//accepting user's choice and acting accordingly
System.out.println("Enter Your choice 'y' or 'n' ");
char s=
/* here how do I accept a character y or n ? which function should I use to accept y or n and proceed based on y or n , same is the case with boolean. If I would want to accept a boolean value
from the user and would want to proceed according to what boolean(true or false) has been entered by the user, how do I do it?*/
System.out.println("This is it"+s);
}}

Answer 1

Crossposted. Here's one of them:
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=597733