# FilesDataset Helper class that loads dataset from files. Use folder names as targets. It extends the `ArrayDataset`. ### Constructor Parameters * $rootPath - (string) path to root folder that contains files dataset ``` use Phpml\Dataset\FilesDataset; $dataset = new FilesDataset('path/to/data'); ``` See [ArrayDataset](array-dataset.md) for more information. ### Example Files structure: ``` data business 001.txt 002.txt ... entertainment 001.txt 002.txt ... politics 001.txt 002.txt ... sport 001.txt 002.txt ... tech 001.txt 002.txt ... ``` Load files data with `FilesDataset`: ``` use Phpml\Dataset\FilesDataset; $dataset = new FilesDataset('path/to/data'); $dataset->getSamples()[0][0] // content from file path/to/data/business/001.txt $dataset->getTargets()[0] // business $dataset->getSamples()[40][0] // content from file path/to/data/tech/001.txt $dataset->getTargets()[0] // tech ```