Can someone please explain this function to me
<p>I am currently studying how to use the regexp searching function.Then i came across this.i have tried for days to get but i could not.i will appreciate if someone can break it down for me.</p>

<pre><code>&lt;?php

preg_match("#&lt;&lt;(.*)&gt;&gt;#ismU", $object, $options));

?&gt;
</code></pre>
