UncaughtReference error with phoneGap android-Collection of common programming errors

I’m getting a

07-26 18:39:21.741: E/Web Console(15885): Uncaught ReferenceError: LocalFileSystem is not defined at file:///android_asset/www/index.html:18

While using a simple phoneGAp app which is equipped to handle File IO from the Device

Index.html

    

  
    FileReader Example

    
    

    // Wait for device API libraries to load
    //
    function onLoad() {
        document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);
    }

    // device APIs are available
    //
    function onDeviceReady() {
        window.requestFileSystem(LocalFileSystem.PERSISTENT, 0, gotFS, fail);
    }

....gotFS() code.....

    function fail(evt) {
        console.log(evt.target.error.code);
    }

    
  
  
    

Example

    
Read File

res/xml/config.xml

   

    Hello Cordova
    

    
        A sample Apache Cordova application that responds to the deviceready event.
    
    
        Apache Cordova Team
    
    
    
        
    
    
    
    
    
    

Manifest



    
    
    
    
        
            
                
                
            
        
    
    

Main Activity.java

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       distributed with this work for additional information
       regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
       to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
       "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
       with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at

         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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       "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
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       specific language governing permissions and limitations
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 */

package com.example.hello;

import android.os.Bundle;
import org.apache.cordova.*;

public class testApp extends DroidGap
{
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        // Set by  in config.xml
        super.loadUrl(Config.getStartUrl());
        //super.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/www/index.html")
    }
}

Some one Please help!!…I am new to phone Gap ..Stuck on this since hours