bp_get_the_profile_field_options( array $args = array() )

	function bp_get_the_profile_field_options( $args = array() ) {
		global $field;

		$args = bp_parse_args( $args, array(
			'type'    => false,
			'user_id' => bp_displayed_user_id(),
		), 'get_the_profile_field_options' );

		/**
		 * In some cases, the $field global is not an instantiation of the BP_XProfile_Field class.
		 * However, we have to make sure that all data originally in $field gets merged back in, after reinstantiation.
		 */
		if ( ! method_exists( $field, 'get_children' ) ) {
			$field_obj = xprofile_get_field( $field->id );

			foreach ( $field as $field_prop => $field_prop_value ) {
				if ( ! isset( $field_obj->{$field_prop} ) ) {
					$field_obj->{$field_prop} = $field_prop_value;
				}
			}

			$field = $field_obj;
		}

		ob_start();
		$field->type_obj->edit_field_options_html( $args );
		$html = ob_get_contents();
		ob_end_clean();

		return $html;
	}