public static function get_value_byfieldname( $fields, $user_id = null ) {
		global $wpdb;

		if ( empty( $fields ) ) {
			return false;
		}

		$bp = buddypress();

		if ( empty( $user_id ) ) {
			$user_id = bp_displayed_user_id();
		}

		$field_sql = '';

		if ( is_array( $fields ) ) {
			for ( $i = 0, $count = count( $fields ); $i < $count; ++$i ) {
				if ( $i == 0 ) {
					$field_sql .= $wpdb->prepare( "AND ( f.name = %s ", $fields[$i] );
				} else {
					$field_sql .= $wpdb->prepare( "OR f.name = %s ", $fields[$i] );
				}
			}

			$field_sql .= ')';
		} else {
			$field_sql .= $wpdb->prepare( "AND f.name = %s", $fields );
		}

		$sql    = $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT d.value, f.name FROM {$bp->profile->table_name_data} d, {$bp->profile->table_name_fields} f WHERE d.field_id = f.id AND d.user_id = %d AND f.parent_id = 0 $field_sql", $user_id );
		$values = $wpdb->get_results( $sql );

		if ( empty( $values ) || is_wp_error( $values ) ) {
			return false;
		}

		$new_values = array();

		if ( is_array( $fields ) ) {
			for ( $i = 0, $count = count( $values ); $i < $count; ++$i ) {
				for ( $j = 0; $j < count( $fields ); $j++ ) {
					if ( $values[$i]->name == $fields[$j] ) {
						$new_values[$fields[$j]] = $values[$i]->value;
					} elseif ( !array_key_exists( $fields[$j], $new_values ) ) {
						$new_values[$fields[$j]] = NULL;
					}
				}
			}
		} else {
			$new_values = $values[0]->value;
		}

		return $new_values;
	}