My if statement won't work, even though it should [duplicate]

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  public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e)
        {                                            
            char typLet = e.getKeyChar();
            //String typeLett = Character.toString(typLet);
            String typeLett= String.valueOf(typLet);
            for(int i = 0;i<4;i++)
            {
                for(int j=0;j<4;j++)
                {   

                    //this if statement will never be true for some reason idk why
                    if(button[i][j].getText() == typeLett)
                    {
                        System.out.println(button[i][j].getText());
                        //button[i][j].setVisible(false);



                        //gamePanel.add(button[i][j], 0,j);
                    }                   
                }
            }
        }

I'm trying to compare the letter you pressed on the keyboard with the letter that's on the JButton. They're both strings to they should be working fine, however, no matter what I click, the statement will never be true.