Problem Using RowType Declaration with Table Domains

Hi all,

I have the following (very simplified) scenario:

CREATE DOMAIN orderstatus AS text NOT NULL DEFAULT 'Open';

ALTER DOMAIN orderstatus ADD CONSTRAINT orderstatus_valid
CHECK (VALUE IN ('Open', 'Shipped', Cancelled'));

CREATE TABLE orders ( orderno serial
, status orderstatus
, PRIMARY KEY (orderno));

INSERT INTO orders (status) VALUES('Open'),('Open'),('Shipped');

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION getOrder(int4)
RETURNS
orders
AS
$$DECLARE
orderno_in alias for $1;
saleorder orders%rowtype;
BEGIN
SELECT INTO saleorder * FROM orders WHERE orderno = orderno_in;
RETURN saleorder;
END;
$$
VOLATILE
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';

test1=# select * from getorder(3);
ERROR: domain orderstatus does not allow null values
CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function "getorder" line 4 during statement block local
variable initialization

Is there a way around this?

Thanks,
George