jQuery Validation plugin not accepting float value started with .(dot)

I am looking for help regarding to jquery validation plugin. I am using number option to accept only numbers like bellow

$("#myform").validate({ rules: { field: { required: true, number: true } } });

it allows 1, 0.9, 1.5 and etc. which is good but it doesn't allow .9 .How can i make it acc开发者_StackOverflowept even its started with dot.

There is example

Thanks in advance

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To do that, you'll likely have to change the source of the plugin. Why don't you simply ensure that the form data is in the proper format? Bind a function to the blur event for input fields which appends a preceding 0 to the value, if necessary.