function get_handlers($type) {
    if (!isset($this->handlers[$type])) {
      $this->handlers[$type] = array();
      $types = views_object_types();
      $plural = $types[$type]['plural'];
      foreach ($this->get_option($plural) as $id => $info) {
        if ($info['id'] != $id) {
          $info['id'] = $id;
        }
 
        $handler = views_get_handler($info['table'], $info['field'], $type);
        if ($handler) {
          $handler->init($this->view, $info);
          $this->handlers[$type][$id] = &$handler;
        }
 
        // Prevent reference problems.
        unset($handler);
      }
    }
 
    return $this->handlers[$type];
  }