function xprofile_get_field_data( $field, $user_id = 0, $multi_format = 'array' ) {

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

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

	if ( is_numeric( $field ) ) {
		$field_id = $field;
	} else {
		$field_id = xprofile_get_field_id_from_name( $field );
	}

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

	$values = maybe_unserialize( BP_XProfile_ProfileData::get_value_byid( $field_id, $user_id ) );

	if ( is_array( $values ) ) {
		$data = array();
		foreach( (array) $values as $value ) {

			/**
			 * Filters the field data value for a specific field for the user.
			 *
			 * @since 1.0.0
			 *
			 * @param string $value    Value saved for the field.
			 * @param int    $field_id ID of the field being displayed.
			 * @param int    $user_id  ID of the user being displayed.
			 */
			$data[] = apply_filters( 'xprofile_get_field_data', $value, $field_id, $user_id );
		}

		if ( 'comma' == $multi_format ) {
			$data = implode( ', ', $data );
		}
	} else {
		/** This filter is documented in bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-functions.php */
		$data = apply_filters( 'xprofile_get_field_data', $values, $field_id, $user_id );
	}

	return $data;
}