method
Direct labeling Positioning Method, which is a list comprised of
any of the following: (1) a Positioning Function, (2) a character
string which is the name of an object that could be used, (3)
named values, or (4) a Positioning Method list. Starting fr
columns.to.check
After applying each Positioning Function, we check for the
presence of these columns, and if not found we stop with an error.