Starling embed bitmap reference error - runtime-error

Question

I have the following code in the Game.as:
package
{
import flash.display.Bitmap;
import starling.display.Image;
import starling.display.Sprite;
import starling.events.Event;
import starling.textures.Texture;
import starling.utils.deg2rad;
public class Game extends Sprite
{
private const NUM_SAUSAGES: uint = 400;
private var sausagesVector: Vector.<Image> = new Vector.<Image>(NUM_SAUSAGES, true);
[Embed(source = "../media/textures/sausage.png")]
private static const Sausage: Class;
public function Game()
{
addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, onAdded);
}
private function onAdded(e: Event): void
{
var sausageBitmap: Bitmap = new Sausage();
var texture: Texture = Texture.fromBitmap(sausageBitmap);
for (var i: int = 0; i < NUM_SAUSAGES; ++i)
{
var image: Image = new Image(texture);
image.alpha = Math.random();
image.x = Math.random() * stage.stageWidth;
image.y = Math.random() * stage.stageHeight;
image.rotation = deg2rad(Math.random() * 360);
addChild(image);
sausagesVector[i] = image;
}
}
}
}
But when I run the code it gives me the following error:
ReferenceError: Error #1065: Variable Game_Sausage is not defined.
What is the problem with the code because I have no idea?

Answer 1

I don't know the notation but I would hazard a guess that:
private static const Sausage: Class;
is never assigned, but defined as const. The [Embed] might not be finding the file?
a quick google found:
http://www.flexer.info/2009/05/01/getdefinitionbyname-error-variable-is-not-defined/
which might or might not be relevant