def METHOD_NAME(self, src='', language='', classname=None, md=None):
    """Syntax highlight the inline code block."""
    process_text = self.style_plain_text or language or self.guess_lang
    if process_text:
        el = self.highlighter(
            guess_lang=self.guess_lang,
            pygments_style=self.pygments_style,
            use_pygments=self.use_pygments,
            noclasses=self.noclasses,
            extend_pygments_lang=self.extend_pygments_lang,
            language_prefix=self.language_prefix,
            pygments_lang_class=self.pygments_lang_class
        ).highlight(src, language, self.css_class, inline=True)
        el.text = self.md.htmlStash.store(el.text)
    else:
        el = etree.Element('code')
        el.text = self.md.htmlStash.store(_escape(src))
    return el