Multiple && operators in IF condition

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C#

I have a UI that accepts a few parameters from the Search. The search can have the course name, course category, or learning category parameters. I have to get the results on the basis of what the user tries to search.

I have used multiple IF conditions for the Skip and Take logic and the one that is failing is mentioned below.

If(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(coursename) && coursecategory > 0 && LearningCategory == 0)

 var results = Context.CourseDetails
.where(x => x.CourseName == coursename || EF.Functions.Like(x.CourseName, $"%(coursename.Trim()}%") && x.CourseCategory == categoryId)

I think the above Where clause is skipping the second clause after && and not considering the CourseCategory. My results from the above statement should include the search with the search term and also the CourseCategory ID.

Any help on this would be much appreciated. Thanks!

What I have tried:

I tried to enter the Search Term clause in separate brackets but that is not working.