Storing custom objects into UserDefaults persistent storage

PersistentStorageCodable.swift

struct Employee: Codable {
    let name: String
    let ssn: String
}

private let employeeDataKey = "employee"

func encodeObject() {
    do {
        let employeeData = try JSONEncoder().encode(Employee(name: "abc def", ssn: "123456789"))
        UserDefaults.standard.set(employeeData, forKey: employeeDataKey)
    } catch {
        print(error.localizedDescription)
    }
}

func decodeObject() {
    if let employeeData = UserDefaults.standard.data(forKey: employeeDataKey) {
        do {
            let employeeObject = try JSONDecoder().decode(Employee.self, from: employeeData)

            print(employeeObject.name)
            print(employeeObject.ssn)

        } catch {
            print(error.localizedDescription)
        }
    }
}

Accompanying blog post - https://jayeshkawli.ghost.io/ios-swift-storing-custom-objects-into-data-or-userdefaults/