1. Method of analyzing and processing an expression of the XPath type for evaluating said expression on a set of data of the binary XML type, said set of data of the binary XML type being associated with at least one decoding table, this method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: generating a list comprising a set of at least one target from said expression of the XPath type, said at least one target representing a step in an evaluation of said expression of the XPath type; and, linking said at least one target to said at least one decoding table.