[Leetcode]ZigZag Conversion

The string "PAYPALISHIRING" is written in a zigzag pattern on a given number of rows like this: (you may want to display this pattern in a fixed font for better legibility)

P   A   H   N
A P L S I I G
Y   I   R

And then read line by line: "PAHNAPLSIIGYIR"

Write the code that will take a string and make this conversion given a number of rows:

string convert(string text, int nRows);

convert("PAYPALISHIRING", 3) should return "PAHNAPLSIIGYIR".

class Solution {
public:
    /*algorithm
        in normal string s[0...n], assume ith char(i < rows)
        the next element in zigzag patten string is 
        current i
        next i + [n+n-2] = i + [2n-2] (i == 0 || i==n-1)
        else i + [n-1-i%n + n-1 - i]=i + [n-1-i]*2
        eg,n = 3
        P   A   H   N
        A P L S I I G
        Y   I   R
    */
    string convert(string s, int numRows) {
         if(numRows < 2)return s;
         string ret;
         int r = numRows;
         int len;
         for(int i = 0;i < row;i++){
             if(i >= s.size())break;
             ret.append(1,s[i]);
             int m  = (row-1-i)*2;
             int n = 2*row-2;
             int l2 = 0,l1 = l2;
             do{
                 l1 += m;
                 l2 += n;
                 if(0 < i && i < n-1){
                     if((i+l1) >= s.size())break;
                     if(l1 != (l2-n))ret.append(1,s[i + l1]);
                     
                 }
                if((i+l2) >= s.size())break;
                ret.append(1,s[i + l2]);
                l1 = l2;
            }while(1);
         }
         
         return ret;
    }
};